Shakespeare's acting company
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Shakespeare's acting company was the renowned early modern English theatre troupe, later known as the King's Men, that performed many of William Shakespeare's plays on the London stage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shakespeare's acting company canonical | 1 |
| Shakespeare’s company | 1 |
| The Lord Chamberlain's Men (early association as manager/owner of playhouse) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19727348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shakespeare's acting company Context triple: [Joseph Taylor, memberOf, Shakespeare's acting company]
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A.
New Shakespeare Company
The New Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company best known for producing plays—especially Shakespearean works—at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London.
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B.
Theatre of Comedy Company
Theatre of Comedy Company is a London-based theatrical production company best known for staging and managing popular comedy plays in the West End.
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C.
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a renowned British theatre company based in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, celebrated for its productions of Shakespearean and classical plays.
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D.
Ambassadors Theatre Group
Ambassadors Theatre Group is a major international theatre company and venue operator known for owning and managing numerous prominent West End and regional theatres.
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E.
Shakespeare Repertory
Shakespeare Repertory was the original name of the Chicago-based theater company that evolved into the renowned Chicago Shakespeare Theater, known for its productions of William Shakespeare’s works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shakespeare's acting company Target entity description: Shakespeare's acting company was the renowned early modern English theatre troupe, later known as the King's Men, that performed many of William Shakespeare's plays on the London stage.
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A.
New Shakespeare Company
The New Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company best known for producing plays—especially Shakespearean works—at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London.
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B.
Theatre of Comedy Company
Theatre of Comedy Company is a London-based theatrical production company best known for staging and managing popular comedy plays in the West End.
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C.
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a renowned British theatre company based in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, celebrated for its productions of Shakespearean and classical plays.
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D.
Ambassadors Theatre Group
Ambassadors Theatre Group is a major international theatre company and venue operator known for owning and managing numerous prominent West End and regional theatres.
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E.
Shakespeare Repertory
Shakespeare Repertory was the original name of the Chicago-based theater company that evolved into the renowned Chicago Shakespeare Theater, known for its productions of William Shakespeare’s works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
James Burbage
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memberOf
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The Lord Chamberlain's Men (early association as manager/owner of playhouse)
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linked to: Shakespeare's acting company
linked to: Shakespeare's acting company