In 1733, Colley Cibber sold his controlling interest in the Drury Lane Theatre to John Highmore, and Charlotte felt that it should have gone instead to herself and her brother, Theophilus Cibber. In fact, it is likely that the sale was at a vastly inflated price and that Colley's goal was simply to get out of debt and make himself a profit (see Robert Lowe in his edition of Cibber's "Apology"). Theophilus, who likely knew of the scheme, grew bolder in demands when his father was not liable for payment and organised an actors' revolt. Charles Fleetwood then came to control the theatre, and after the next several years of being a loyal member to the Drury Lane Company, Charlotte found herself jobless and alone. She was fired from the company for constant quarrelling with Charles Fleetwood, the current manager at the time, and boisterous behaviour which people described as "private Misconduct". Despite her father's request to reinstate her position, Charlotte decided to leave her past life at the Drury Lane behind and move on to bigger and better endeavours. Charlotte was denied entry to many theatres once she left Drury Lane which made it very difficult to share her work, so Charlotte picked up at a smaller Venue and wrote/performed a story called The Art of Management (Fields Part II). She decided to create her own company in the summer of 1735 in Lincoln's Inn Fields. She wrote her first play, "The Art of Management", in September 1735. It was an explicit attack on Fleetwood, who attempted to buy up all printed copies of the play to prevent its circulating.