I particularly liked the interactions between the four nations captains, the 'needle-work' French-English lessons of the princess, and how Henry after Scroop 'betrayal', terrorising Harfleur and failing to persuade own soldiers in disguise descends into psychological/moral crisis. I did not like the cuts which omitted the premeditated Church-State reasons for the unprovoked English war-crime spree. However, I thought the backs-turned Agincourt battle scenes and the complex off-stage reckoning of victims of the English belligerence worked well. Although the play is pitched as a prequel by Shakespeare, am I right in supposing that GreenStages plan to mount Henry VI chronologically?
We've been doing all the histories in order. Richard II in 2017, Henry IV -1, in 2018, Henry IV - 2 in 2019, Henry V got initially blocked by covid, but this production was 2022. In 2023, we mounted Henry VI - 1, and this year (2024) we're doing a combined production of Henry VI - parts 2&3. The plan is then to do Richard III in 2025
I particularly liked the interactions between the four nations captains, the 'needle-work' French-English lessons of the princess, and how Henry after Scroop 'betrayal', terrorising Harfleur and failing to persuade own soldiers in disguise descends into psychological/moral crisis.
I did not like the cuts which omitted the premeditated Church-State reasons for the unprovoked English war-crime spree.
However, I thought the backs-turned Agincourt battle scenes and the complex off-stage reckoning of victims of the English belligerence worked well.
Although the play is pitched as a prequel by Shakespeare, am I right in supposing that GreenStages plan to mount Henry VI chronologically?
We've been doing all the histories in order. Richard II in 2017, Henry IV -1, in 2018, Henry IV - 2 in 2019, Henry V got initially blocked by covid, but this production was 2022.
In 2023, we mounted Henry VI - 1, and this year (2024) we're doing a combined production of Henry VI - parts 2&3. The plan is then to do Richard III in 2025