Henry VI: The True Tragedy of the Duke of York

Henry VI: The True Tragedy of the Duke of York description

The plays which make up Shakespeare’s Henry VI create a world without ideology; a savage time, when the heroes are not kings, but formidable women, such as Joan of Arc, or rebels, such as Jack Cade.

Bold characterisation, black comedy, rhetorical power and, in the personality of Henry VI, touching pathos combine in Shakespeare’s powerful rendering of a country racked by civil war.

Shakespeare almost certainly did not set out to write a trilogy. Each play can be enjoyed without knowledge of the others.

Playing at Globe Theatre

21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT GB (venue info)

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