INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
PROFESSOR GRACE IOPPOLO
How did The Rose Playhouse come into being? Who was involved? How was it used & maintained?
On 10 Jan 1587, local businessman Philip Henslowe signed a ‘Deed of Partnership’ with a grocer, John Cholmley, to build a new playhouse on a plot of land on Bankside called the Little Rose Estate and changed the course of English theatre.
Professor Grace Ioppolo, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project will explore this foundational document in detail, placing it within the context of the other early purpose-built playhouses in London, and ask what it reveals about theatre, archaeological & social history.
The talk will then look at Henslowe’s later business partnership with his son-in-law, the actor Edward Alleyn, through their other surviving documents, including the single most important record of early modern English playhouse performance & production, Henslowe’s famous ‘Diary'.
PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LITERATURE WORKS
How did The Rose Playhouse come into being? Who was involved? How was it used & maintained?
On 10 Jan 1587, local businessman Philip Henslowe signed a ‘Deed of Partnership’ with a grocer, John Cholmley, to build a new playhouse on a plot of land on Bankside called the Little Rose Estate and changed the course of English theatre.
Professor Grace Ioppolo, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project will explore this foundational document in detail, placing it within the context of the other early purpose-built playhouses in London, and ask what it reveals about theatre, archaeological & social history.
The talk will then look at Henslowe’s later business partnership with his son-in-law, the actor Edward Alleyn, through their other surviving documents, including the single most important record of early modern English playhouse performance & production, Henslowe’s famous ‘Diary'.
PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LITERATURE WORKS
Monday 27 October 2025 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC+01)
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