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The Bard’s Henry IV and Henry V are set DURING the Wars of the Roses….?

Apr 16, 2018

anniversaries, battles, The play’s the thing

Azincourt, Broadway, Catherine de Valois, Charles VII, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Shakespeare, Wars of the Roses

Here is a passage and note extracted from here:- “By the time Shakespeare gets to the last of his history plays concerning the Wars of the Roses*, HENRY V, the party boy who would be king has become a man. . .” “*Shakespeare wrote eight plays dealing with the Wars of the Roses during which…
Richard still wants to play Richard….

Jan 8, 2017

The play’s the thing

Broadway, Richard Armitage, Richard III

Well, we knew before that Richard Armitage would like to play Richard III, and it seems he still does. I thought then that he wanted to play the real Richard, and to a point he still does, but it seems he’s prepared to take on the Shakespeare Richard as well. Shame!!! http://www.broadway.com/buzz/186905/love-love-loves-richard-armitage-on-dancing-like-a-teenager-backstage-his-royal-bucket-list-role-more/
Modern Tudor propaganda….?

Oct 21, 2016

Events

“Tudor” propaganda, Broadway, iambic pentameter, Mike Bartlett, theatre

Has a ‘Tudor’ job been done on Prince Charles before he even gets to the throne? Judging by what I’ve read of this play, it seems maybe so. http://www.broadwayworld.com/memphis/article/BWW-Review-King-Charles-III-Rules-at-Playhouse-20161006#