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About twenty-five years.

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Q: How long was Shakespeare in the theatre and playwriting job?
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What was Shakespeare's first job?

His first job was to hold horses for people when they went into the theatre to watch a play


Why did Shakespeare left birthplace?

Because there were more job opportunities in London, and that was where the main theatre was.


What kind of work did shakespeare find after leaving his hometown?

He got a job in the theatre business.


Why did Shakespeare act?

He actually wrote plays. He didn't do the acting. Actually no, he did do the acting, and was well known for it, but it is believed that his playwriting activities kept him from taking on really strenuous roles. Unfortunately we do not know from contemporary sources exacly which roles he played. Why did he do it? It was his job. That's how he made his money--running a theatre (along with a bunch of other guys).


What did Shakespeare rule?

Not a thing. He was not even in charge of the theatre. He was just a shmo who did his job, and did it very well indeed.


What was first job of Shakespeare at the theater?

The first we hear of Shakespeare being associated with the theatre is in 1592, by which time he was already established as a playwright. We have absolutely no knowledge of what he did in the previous seven years.


Why was the tempest written?

Shakespeare wrote plays because it was part of his job. A good play put bums on seats, which meant more money for the partners in the theatre company putting on the play (Shakespeare was one of them) as well as more money for the owners of the theatre building (Shakespeare was one of them also). All of Shakespeare's plays were written to make money for Shakespeare.


Did shakespeare write his plays for a reason?

Of course. It was his job. He was the house playwright for the theatre group he belonged to, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later the King's Men.


What type of job would a person do in the original willian Shakespeare's theatre?

Some of the jobs people would do are: - Actors (no actresses) - Orchestra - Lights - cleaning up after and all that sort of stuff


Why were women not used in Shakespeare's theatre?

Women were not used in his plays because in the times he was from it was a womans job to be a preformer so women were not allowed to act so he wrote his plays around that fact.


What other job did Shakespeare hold?

Shakespeare was also an actor.


What did Shakespeare do in London?

What Shakespeare did in London was that he became an actor. He may have joined one of the theatrical companies Pembroke's Men, Lord Strange's Men, or Derby's Men. In any case he was a charter member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men which formed in 1594. As a member of this company he wrote plays and acted in them.