What are the most important features of the medieval theater?

The thrust stage, which was so called because executions by sword were performed on it on off-nights, the proscenium archbishop, who would bless each performance, and the pox seats, which were special isolated seating for plague victims. read more

It depends on what country you are inquiring about. In Europe theatre was based very solidly in the Catholic Church. They had mostly morality plays such as Everyman. read more

Medieval drama seems naïve if we don’t understand the period. They have little sense of history – reflecting the limited knowledge of the people. Anachronisms were quite common (In The Second Shepherds’ Play, for instance, the stolen lamb becomes the baby Jesus, and the Shepherds had been using Christian references even before this "baby Jesus" arrived). read more

These actors performed plays in a nobleman’s residence. Mummers’ plays were also important events. Decline of Medieval Theater. A change in interests among popular culture, a change in patronage to the theater, and the establishment of playhouses signified the death of the theatre in the Middle Ages. read more