In this episode I ask Dr. Bart Van Es, author, historian, and Professor in English at the University of Oxford, about Richard Burbage. 

We explore the life of Richard Burbage, Shakespeare’s leading actor and the first man to play the roles of Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. You'll learn about what Richard Burbage looked like, his family, his hobbies, and how it was he and his father who really gave Shakespeare the foundation he needed to stand on when building a powerful career.