Lord Strange’s Men and Their Plays by Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean (2014)
For a brief period in the late Elizabethan Era an innovative company of players dominated the London stage. A fellowship of dedicated thespians, Lord Strange’s Men established their reputation by concentrating on “modern matter” performed in a spectacular style, exploring new modes of impersonation, and deliberately courting controversy. Though their theatrical reign was relatively short lived, Lord Strange’s Men helped to define the dramaturgy of the period. Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean offer the first complete account of the troupe and its enormous influence on Elizabethan theater.