From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of
Shakespeare's epic retelling of the Wars of the Roses. With an expert
introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a
historical overview of Henry VI in performance, takes a detailed look
at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this
edition are interviews with two leading directors and a designer -
Edward Hal and Michael Boyd, and Tom Piper - providing an illuminating
insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are
possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career
and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play
as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and
performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC
Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach
to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first
century.