Francis Langley (1548–1602) was a theatre builder and theatrical producer in Elizabethan era London. After James Burbage and Philip Henslowe, Langley was the third significant entrepreneurial figure active at the height of the development of English Renaissance theatre.
Read more about Francis Langley: Background, Swan Theatre, Shakespeare and Dispute With Gardiner, The Isle of Dogs, Boar's Head, Death and Legacy
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