Borrowed Feathers: Robert Greene and The Rose Playhouse
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Dr Darren Freebury-Jones
Sleazy parasite. Quaffer of Rhenish wine and pickled herring. Pantomimic arch-rival of Shakespeare. Or have we done Robert Greene a disservice?
A leading playwright for the Queen’s Men, his impact on playing conventions of the period has been grossly under-appreciated. From magus plays to Biblical retellings, Greene's colossal imagination and hybrid approach to genre rippled through the playing community and reverberated for decades.
Tracing his presence at The Rose through Henslowe’s Diary, Freebury-Jones will examine his influence on rival repertoires, and imagine how some of the striking effects in his plays — with brazen heads belching fire and displays of magic — could have worked on The Rose stage, revealing a playwright with his finger pressed firmly on the popular pulse.
Dr Freebury-Jones is author of Reading Robert Greene: Recovering Shakespeare’s Rival (Routledge, 2022).
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