Title: The best actors in the world
First published: 2002
Description: "The first book-length study of its kind, this volume investigates Shakespeare as a member of his acting company, dating and casting all the plays they presented from 1594 to 1614, and exploring the effects of actors in his writing.".

"Grote describes the company's reorganization as the King's Men, which led to the writing of Shakespeare's great tragedies, as well as the trials of the plague years, Shakespeare's retirement from the stage, the development of writers to replace him, and the burning of the Globe.".

"Much has been written about Shakespeare and a great deal is known about the Elizabethan theater. Yet little has been done to examine Shakespeare in relation to his acting company. This book casts light on Shakespeare's life in drama and the creation and staging of his plays.

More precisely than any other work, it establishes the dates for his company's productions, exploring the varied and profound influences actors had on the works of Renaissance dramatists, and giving us a unique look at the man who knew his actors best of all."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Friends and associates, King's Men (Theater company), Acting, Stage history, Chamberlain's Men (Theater company), Theatrical companies, Relations with actors, History, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, stage history, Theater, great britain, history, Actors, great britain, Actors
Places: England
People: William Kemp (fl. 1600), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: 16th century, 17th century, To 1625
LC classification: PR3095 .G76 2002