Detail of MS VII f 238v Philip Henslowe's Diary with Rose Theatre entry recording loans. With kind permission of the Governors of Dulwich College and David Cooper Thanks to the unique manuscript ...

The playhouse was erected by Philip Henslowe in 1587 and functioned for a couple of decades on the north side of Maiden Lane (now Park Street). The first acting company known to have been in ...

William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is a known but struggling poet, playwright, and actor, who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) and Richard Burbage (Martin ...