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Re-visiting—Re-vising—the Narrative of Richard III
We invite audiences coming to our production next Friday to consider which version of the narrative they believe: is Richard the figure of Tudor legend? Or, possibly, do we need to re-visit (and re-vise) our understanding of Richard III?
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“By God, thou hast deceived me”: Language as Performance in Henry IV, Part 1
Despite the four hundred years of adaptation and performance separating modern audiences from Shakespeare’s own, the plays and characters he wrote remain vibrant. Playgoers at our production of Henry IV, Part 1 this Friday might not be able to empathize with the pressures that come with kingship or with leading armies into battle, but who […]
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Controlling the Narrative
Early in Shakespeare’s 1 Henry IV, Hotspur declares that his family’s efforts to support the current king, Henry IV, were a mistake. Instead of “Richard [II], that sweet lovely rose,” the Percys instead “plant[ed] this thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke”. In order to redeem their family’s honor, they must avenge the slights of King Henry and […]