Brome, Richard (c. 1590–1652)

English dramatist. He wrote for the Globe and Blackfriars theatres, and for the Cockpit in Drury Lane, London. His comedies include The Northern Lasse 1632, The Sparagus Garden 1635, The City Witt, printed 1653, and A Joviall Crew 1641.

Brome acted as a servant to Ben Jonson, from whom he acquired much of his style and some of his ability.

He also collaborated with Thomas Heywood in The Late Lancashire Witches 1634.