Though a recognized leader of the Puritan movement and a critic of the policies of the House of Stuart, Hastings was also a patron of stage drama, comparable to his contemporaries the Earls of Pembroke—William Herbert, 3rd Earl, and Philip Herbert, 4th Earl.
Though a recognized leader of the Puritan movement and a critic of the policies of the House of Stuart, Hastings shared interests with other influential figures like William Herbert, 3rd Earl, and Philip Herbert, 4th Earl, in patronizing stage drama.