Henry Evans (theatre)

Henry Evans (c. 1543-1608) was the Welsh scrivener and theatrical producer primarily responsible (apparently with the active collaboration of John Lyly) for organizing and coordinating the activities of the Children of the Chapel and the Pauls Boys at Blackfriars for a short period in 1583-84, and later during the second theater after the property was revived by Richard Burbage.

First Blackfriars

In 1583 William Hunnis and John Newman transferred their Blackfriars lease, which was being legally contested by Sir William More, to Evans took over the coordination of

Second Blackfriars

Evans obtained the lease of the Blackfriars property for the second time from Burbage in 1599.