Which acting company did shakespeare join

The company was reorganised in , with both Richard Burbage and William Shakespeare among the players. Between and , they mostly played in London at the Theatre, and then at the Globe. Richard Burbage and Shakespeare were among their leading members, and Shakespeare created further plays for the company. From , they also played at their indoor playhouse at Blackfriars. Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, became patron to a company of players in or He was not of an age, but for all time!

The memorial statue erected by his family in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon also demonstrates his status as a prosperous man of property as well as a famous poet.

Elizabeth I was an active and generous patron of the theatre. She had her own acting company called the 'Queen's Men', and stood against the puritans who wished to close down the theatres. Without her support the Elizabethan theatres would not have survived. In the s court performances by acting companies became popular and Shakespeare's company was selected more than any other. Shakespeare does not refer to Elizabeth very often. Kind-harts dreame: Chettle's apology to Shakespeare for Greenes Groatsworth of witte.

Arden of Faversham, first edition. Arden of Faversham was first published anonymously by Edward White in , and has been associated with the Shakespeare canon since the late eighteenth century. Fair Em, first edition. Fair Em is an anonymously written play that at various points since the mid-seventeenth century has been attributed to Shakespeare.

April 3, Stationers' Register entry for Arden of Faversham. Greenes, groats-worth of witte: First printed allusion to Shakespeare as a playwright. When James Burbage founded the acting company that Shakespeare was to join, he sought the patronage of Lord Hunsdon, the Lord Chamberlain.

Hence the company came to be known as "The Lord Chamberlain's Men". Shakespeare, having already established his reputation as an actor and playwright, joined the company in Cuthbert and Richard Burbage provided most of the capital for the new theatre and controlled a half interest in the company.