Were any of plays playing between 1558 and 1603?

Yes, many plays were playing between 1558 and 1603. This period saw a flourishing of English drama, with the rise of professional theatre companies and the emergence of playwrights such as William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson. Some of the notable plays that were performed during this time include:

1. "Gammer Gurton's Needle" by William Stevenson (c. 1566)

2. "Ralph Roister Doister" by Nicholas Udall (c. 1553)

3. "Gorboduc" by Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton (1562)

4. "The Spanish Tragedy" by Thomas Kyd (c. 1585)

5. "Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe (c. 1592)

6. "Tamburlaine" by Christopher Marlowe (c. 1587)

7. "The Jew of Malta" by Christopher Marlowe (c. 1590)

8. "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe (c. 1592)

9. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (c. 1595)

10. "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (c. 1595)

11. "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare (c. 1603)

12. "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare (c. 1600)

13. "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare (c. 1599)

14. "Antony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare (c. 1606)

15. "Othello" by William Shakespeare (c. 1604)

16. "King Lear" by William Shakespeare (c. 1605)

17. "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare (c. 1610)

These are just a few examples of the many plays that were written and performed in England between 1558 and 1603, demonstrating the vibrant and thriving theatrical scene of the Elizabethan era.