What playing company was William Shakespeare in before lord chamberlains men?

Question:

What playing company was William Shakespeare in before lord chamberlains men?

and also if possible what happened in January 1593 that changed his life as an actor

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Every Shakespeare biography I own does not give a specific name to the playing company in which he had taken part. One of my books calls them "a troupe of players" and another refers to them vaguely in much the same way.

A few things happened in 1593. A plague epidemic broke out in England which caused all playhouses to shut down. At the very least, he was out of a job. By this time he had written five or six plays. It is also in this year that he began to write what he called "the first heire of my invention" which we know today as "Venus and Adonis." In May of 1593, Shakespeare's good friend and fellow playwright Christopher Marlowe was murdered. Perhaps that is the event you had in mind. Shakespeare was very much influenced by Marlowe's work and he is said to have attended many of Marlowe's theatre productions.

I hope that answers your questions.