the 18th century witnessed three major changes in the production of shakespeare's plays. in england, the development of the star system transformed both acting and production; at the end of the century, the romantic revolution touched acting as it touched all the arts. at the same time, actors and producers began to return to shakespeare's texts, slowly weeding out the restoration revisions. finally, by the end of the century shakespeare's plays had been established as part of the repertory outside of great britain: not only in the united states but in many european countries.