Heard the one about Shakespeare's joke writer?
Tim FitzHigham, creative director of Shakespeare's Guildhall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, says he believes many of the Bard's ...
The man who made Shakespeare funny
A man from King’s Lynn provided the fun in Shakespeare’s works. Robert Armin was a comedy actor who also wrote comedy lines ...
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With All Due Consideration
One source gives the honor of first usage in print (1605) to Robert Armin, an author of comedies and an actor associated with Shakespeare. Or the term may have been derived from the caps worn by ...
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St George's Guildhall in King’s Lynn celebrates its links to the Bard at Shakespeare Institute
The oldest working theatre in the UK recently celebrated its rich Shakespearean heritage with a talk by its creative director ...
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Lecture about Robert Armin, actor in Shakespeare's plays
A lecture about a King's Lynn-born actor who starred in Shakespeare's plays is set to take place. The King's Lynn Town Guides' annual Diana Bullock Memorial Lecture will focus on Robert Armin, a ...
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Heard the one about Shakespeare's joke writer?
Robert Armin began working with the Bard's acting troupe in the 1590s and became the principal comedic performer in 1599 when William Kemp left the group. Tim FitzHigham, creative director of ...