If you want to understand the dangerous world we live in, with its divisive politics, the rise of demagoguery and the threat of despotism, then you need look no further than Shakespeare’s early history plays. This journey now continues with The Wars of the Roses, our two-part staging of Shakespeare’s epic history cycle which he wrote as Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3. We played all four shows as one cycle in London and New York, and took the productions to China, the first time the plays had ever been performed there. “We began with Richard II in 2013, developing the History cycle with the two Henry IVs and Henry V. We are more than two thirds of the way through that journey, which will conclude at the end of 2021. On announcing the RSC’s Winter 2020 season Gregory Doran, RSC Artistic Director, said: “When I became Artistic Director, I wanted to stage every Shakespeare play in the canon once. First Encounters with Shakespeare : Twelfth Night, edited and directed by Robin Belfield. An epic staging of all three parts of Henry VI across two unforgettable performances telling the enthralling story of the brutal struggle for the English crown. The Wars of the Roses, directed by Owen Horsley with Gregory Doran. The Magician’s Elephant, a new musical adaptation by Nancy Harris and Marc Teitler based on the international, best-selling novel by Kate DiCamillo, directed by Sarah Tipple.
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