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Zombie-dodo t1_jdf13xk wrote

Unlikely. There was proper theatre at least hundreds of years B.C.

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Illithilitch t1_jdf1tlh wrote

in Europe those roles were played by men. Possibly earlier.

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XANDERtheSHEEPDOG t1_jdf57fz wrote

Nope. The Greeks had males playing female roles long before Shakespeare's time.

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