Tag: Angeline Morris
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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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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…
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The Role(s) of Kings
Audiences coming to see Famous Victories next Friday expecting the same Henry they know from Shakespeare’s play will find something quite different than they expect, but certainly not disappointed. To quote 2 Henry IV’s Epilogue, “this is not the man” – or is he?