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Edward Alleyn è stato uno dei più importanti attori inglesi del teatro elisabettiano, fondatore del Dulwich College e del teatro Fortune Playhouse.
Edward "Ned" Alleyn (/ ˈ æ l ɪ n /; 1 September 1566 – 21 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich.
- 21 November 1626 (aged 60), London
- 1583–1604
- Actor
Edward Alleyn ricopriva il ruolo del protagonista. Con L'ebreo di Malta, Marlowe scrisse una tragedia in cui condannava nella figura di Barabba la sete sfrenata di ricchezza, volendo colpire in particolare il machiavellismo, « o meglio l'immagine che del machiavellismo si erano fatta gli Inglesi del Rinascimento ».
- The Jew of Malta
- Christopher Marlowe
Edward Alleyn performed the role of Tamburlaine, and it apparently became one of his signature roles. The play's popularity, significant enough to prompt Marlowe to produce the sequel, led to numerous stagings over the next decade.
Edward Alleyn was one of the greatest actors of the Elizabethan stage and founder of Dulwich College, London. Rivaled only by Richard Burbage, Alleyn won the outspoken admiration of such authors as Ben Jonson and Thomas Nashe for his interpretations of Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, Doctor.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alleyn's School is a 4–18 co-educational, independent, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation, which also included James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS) and Dulwich College.
Edward Alleyn was an impresario, entrepreneur and one of the leading actors of his day. With links to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Alleyn was a key player during one of the most creative and innovative periods of English literary history.
