Inn-yard theatre

The Bell Savage Inn's inner courtyard, an inn dating back to 1420 but rebuilt in 1666. This picture shows its appearance in the 19th century, shortly before demolition.

In the historical era of English Renaissance drama, an Inn-yard theatre or Inn-theatre was a common inn with an inner courtyard with balconies that provided a venue for the presentation of stage plays.[1]

  1. ^ William J. Lawrence, Pre-Restoration Stage Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1927; reprinted New York, Benjamin Blom, 1967; pp. 3-42.