Medieval theatre became popular in the 1350s and ended around the 16th century with the rise of Shakespeare and acting troupes. Productions were not held in theaters, they were often performed outside of churches, on top of pageant wagons, or in the middle of towns, taverns, houses, or halls. Women were not often allowed to act in plays in most counties except for France. As time progressed, medieval theatres became more and more secular. But the real factor that led to a boom in medieval theatre was the emergence of guilds.

The medieval times, or the middle ages, lasted between the 5th and 15th centuries. It was divided into three periods: the early middle ages, the high middle ages, and the late middle ages. Medieval theatre didn’t begin until the 1200s, which takes us back the the high middle ages.

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