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Bartholomew Fair

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Bartholomew Fair

Comedy by Ben Jonson 1614. In a satirical panorama of one of Jacobean London's great fairs, the representatives of morality, Justice Overdo and Zeal-of-the-Land Busy, are pitted against the tricksters, traders, and puppeteers of the Fair.



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I am best known for the comedies that I wrote between 1605 and 1614 - these include Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair.
Its role as a gathering place for events such as Christmas fairs and traffic-free Sundays shows how it can be transformed into a real place, echoing historic gatherings such as Bartholomew Fair and even the great squares of Italy.
The Belgrade Youth Theatre also had a major overhaul in the 70s and saw the early acting talents of future film star Clive Owen in one of his first performances in Ben Johnson's Bartholomew Fair in 1979.
 
 
 
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