The Rose playhouse was the first purpose-built theatre south of the Thames to be located on Bankside, Southwark. The playhouse was erected by Philip Henslowe in 1587 and functioned for a couple of ...

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

The first purpose-built theatre south of the Thames was located on a main road running south from London to Portsmouth and through historic Surrey. Although today it lies under the notoriously ...