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Richard Burbage ( c. 1567 – 13 March 1619) was an English stage actor, widely considered to have been one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre and of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage.
Richard Burbage was an English actor, known as the first player of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Romeo, Henry V, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Lear. The son of the actor and theatre manager and owner James Burbage, Richard had attained wide popularity as an actor by age 20.
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Mar 11, 2019 · A biography of Richard Burbage, the first actor to play Hamlet, Lear, Othello and Macbeth in the original Globe theatre. Learn how his sex appeal, health and career influenced Shakespeare's writing and how he died at a young age.
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Learn about the life and career of Richard Burbage, the first great actor of the English theatre and a close friend of William Shakespeare. Find out how he appeared in many of Shakespeare's plays, built and ran his own theatres, and was a painter and entrepreneur as well.
Richard Burbage (1567-1619) was a theatre entrepreneur, artist and actor who starred for the Chamberlaine's Men and the King's Men. He was also one of Shakespeare's closest associates and a partner in their theatre activities. Learn more about his life, career, family and legacy.
May 29, 2018 · Richard Burbage (c. 1567-1619) was a well-known actor in Elizabethan England and a friend and business associate of William Shakespeare. He played many of Shakespeare's roles, including Hamlet, Richard III, and Berowne, and helped build the Globe Theatre in 1599.
Apr 6, 2018 · Making the BBC programme, we interviewed Simon Russell Beale and Kathryn Hunter, who between them have acted nearly every Burbage role in the book. “He must have been extraordinary,” Russell ...
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