Viewing Event Record: The Privy Council orders plays restrained at Newington

Abstract

The Privy Council prohibits the staging of plays in the City of London, and orders the Surrey justices likewise to restrain all playing and assembly at the theatre [i.e. Newington Butts] or in any other place around Newington.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 11 May 1586 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 11 May 1586 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Newington Butts

Event Type

  • performance restraint
  • playhouse context