Richard Burbage: the Elizabethan De Niro to Shakespeare’s Scorsese

By Siobhan Keenan, Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, De Montfort University

How did Shakespeare become the world’s greatest playwright? It’s a question that has long fascinated scholars and fans alike. My latest research suggests that one answer lies in the Bard’s close collaboration with his leading man, Richard Burbage.

Their partnership lasted more than 25 years, and as my new book, Richard Burbage and the Shakespearean Stage, reveals, the creative chemistry between writer and actor transformed their art and elevated their respective profiles…

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