Richard Burbage — Shakespeare in Love Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Martin Clunes

Appears in

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Richard Burbage — Conflict Rival Theatre Owners — Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush)

  Competitive rivalry between two competing London theatre proprietors.

• Richard Burbage — Professional Competitor — Christopher Marlowe (Rupert Everett)

  Industry peers competing for theatrical dominance and audience attention.

• Richard Burbage — Power Monarch — Queen Elizabeth (Judi Dench)

  Sovereign authority governing an acting company's operations.

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