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Theatre of Fire: Special Effects in Early English and Scottish Theatre

By (author) Dr Philip Butterworth

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This revised edition investigates first-hand evidence of the use of special effects in fire and flame in medieval and Tudor theatre. Evidence concerning the use of special effects in fire and flame in medieval and tudor theatre points to some hazardous, exciting and spectacular theatrical activity. The effects range from the simple use of candles to impressive â€˜set-piecesâ€™ for dramatic firework events. Although the term â€˜special effectâ€™ is not a medieval one, it is a useful modern term to draw together activity through the production of flame and fire in addition to that produced by the actions of players. Examining the production of pyrotechnic devices and approaches to their construction, provision and creative use, this book considers five major forms of evidence: guild, civic and ecclesiastical records, firework writersâ€™ recipes, eye-witness accounts, recipes in Books of Secrets and explicit stage directions in plays. This edition reidentifies one of the five forms of evidence, the â€˜explicit stage directionâ€™ in use before 1560, as the â€˜record of performanceâ€™, and reassesses it in this new light. This revised edition makes use of related research that has been produced since 1998, when the first edition was published by The Society for Theatre Research, and includes further discussion of the extent to which interpretative weight may be put on to the evidence produced by financial accounts and other civic documents. It also includes wider reflection on the authority of some post-1560 stage directions, improved discussion on the evidence concerning performances of travelling players in taverns, and consideration of subsequent work on special effects. The work concludes with an extensive set of appendices drawing together primary materials - some published here for the first time - including eye witness accounts and extracts from manuals and recipe books. A substantial expanded Glossary and numerous illustrations completes this uniquely illuminating resource. Features a new foreword by Peter Meredith (Emeritus Professor of Medieval Drama, University of Leeds, UK)

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