richard burbage played hamlet lear and macbeth for the first time.
who played hamlet lear and macbeth for the first time?
richard burbage
no less important was richard burbage. he was the lead actor of the chamberlain's men, who played hamlet and othello, and would go on to play king lear and macbeth in the new reign of king james, among many other roles. though relatively little-known in 1594, he would become one of the most famous of renaissance actors, achieving a fame and wealth exceeded only by alleyn's.
lord chamberlain's men
bullet::::- john gielgud played hamlet over 500 times between 1930 and 1945.





























bullet::::- gustaf gründgens played hamlet in the staatliches schauspielhaus in berlin in 1936.





























bullet::::- laurence olivier first played hamlet at the old vic in 1937, later performing the production at elsinore castle.





























bullet::::- maurice evans first played the part at the old vic theatre in 1935 and had a triumph on broadway in 1938 and 1945.





























bullet::::- paul scofield played hamlet at the royal shakespeare company in 1948 and again in 1955, directed by peter brook.
prince hamlet