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}}'''Richard Burbage''' was | }}'''Richard Burbage''' was the leading player of [[Lord Chamberlain's Men]], a group that performed several of [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays. Along with his brother [[Cuthbert Burbage]], Richard owned the [[Globe Theatre]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Diary Extract (short story)|Diary Extract]]'') | ||
== History == | |||
In [[1599]], Burbage saw a [[Carrionite]] in the [[Globe Theatre]]. He was with [[Will Kempe]] at the time and they decided not to tell anyone so they would not be suspected of [[madness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | |||
In late [[1601]], Burbage visited an inn and listened to Shakespeare's outline of the play ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' with the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Diary Extract (short story)|Diary Extract]]'') | |||
After seeing Burbage in the debut performance of ''[[King Lear]]'', the [[First Doctor]] considered him a good actor, if "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | After seeing Burbage in the debut performance of ''[[King Lear]]'', the [[First Doctor]] considered him a good actor, if "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 18:15, 4 December 2016
Richard Burbage was the leading player of Lord Chamberlain's Men, a group that performed several of William Shakespeare's plays. Along with his brother Cuthbert Burbage, Richard owned the Globe Theatre. (PROSE: Diary Extract)
History
In 1599, Burbage saw a Carrionite in the Globe Theatre. He was with Will Kempe at the time and they decided not to tell anyone so they would not be suspected of madness. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
In late 1601, Burbage visited an inn and listened to Shakespeare's outline of the play Twelfth Night with the Fifth Doctor. (PROSE: Diary Extract)
After seeing Burbage in the debut performance of King Lear, the First Doctor considered him a good actor, if "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life." (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Behind the scenes
- He was played by Martin Clunes in the film Shakespeare in Love.
