This chart contains information for all plays included in the ROLECALL database except those lacking information regarding dates; these plays have been excluded. All plays have been grouped into decades for the viewers' convenience. In the case of plays with no date of writing/performance, the date of publication has been used. In the case of plays with date intervals, the median year has been used.
- TOTAL: ≤1570 (198), 1580 (69), 1590 (141), 1600 (213), 1610 (243), 1620 (199), 1630 (294), 1640 (196), 1650 (191), 1660 (222), 1670 (209), 1680 (127), 1690 (185), ≥1700 (78)
- ENGLAND: ≤1570 (37), 1580 (19), 1590 (67), 1600 (95), 1610 (70), 1620 (64), 1630 (97), 1640 (18), 1650 (25), 1660 (78), 1670 (103), 1680 (59), 1690 (79), ≥1700 (30)
- FRANCE: ≤1570 (6), 1580 (4), 1590 (1), 1600 (8), 1610 (7), 1620 (14), 1630 (79), 1640 (97), 1650 (57), 1660 (93), 1670 (62), 1680 (54), 1690 (89), ≥1700 (40)
- GERMANY: ≤1570 (13), 1580 (1), 1600 (2), 1610 (3), 1640 (5), 1650 (4), 1660 (4), 1670 (1), 1680 (2), 1690 (1)
- ITALY: ≤1570 (44), 1580 (21), 1590 (2), 1600 (8), 1610 (4), 1620 (1), 1630 (12), 1650 (2), 1680 (1), 1690 (1)
- NETHERLANDS: 1610 (23), 1620 (7), 1630 (2), 1640 (14), 1650 (6), 1660 (10), 1670 (4), 1680 (2), 1690 (4)
- PORTUGAL: ≤1570 (68), 1580 (14), 1590 (2), 1600 (6), 1620 (3), 1630 (2), 1640 (11), 1650 (27), 1660 (2), 1670 (3)
- SPAIN: ≤1570 (30), 1580 (10), 1590 (69), 1600 (94), 1610 (135), 1620 (110), 1630 (102), 1640 (51), 1650 (70), 1660 (35), 1670 (36), 1680 (10), 1690 (10), ≥1700 (8)
LAST UPDATED: 3/8/2023