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In many contexts, such as English and Indian theatres, cross-gender acting is linked to the oppression of women...
Ancient Greece
During the early development of ancient Greek theatre in the sixth century BC, both Athenian women and men performed. By the fifth century, changing Athenian cultural codes excluded women from public life, and thus the theatre. After this point, men played both male and female roles.[1]
so, they were all comedies?
