In Britain's oldest theatre, reopening this week, actors performed with noisy members of an anarchic audience surrounding them on three sidesRenovations to the oldest theatre in Britain, Bristol Old Vic, have unearthed new evidence about the rowdy nature of public entertainment in the 18th century.The 246-year-old building, which in 2007 suffered a period of closure and a threat to funding, officially reopens this we…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM on September 8, 2012