Edward IV
- Synopsis
- An adaptation into three parts of all three parts of Henry VI, and Richard III. The plays were performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company under the titles Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III. They were recorded using a single, fixed camera and directed by Adrian Noble. Ken Bones as Edward IV.
- Series
- Plantagenets, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 5 Jan 1989
- Duration
- 161 mins
Credits
- Director
- Adrian Noble
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Edward Gregson
- Production Design
- Bob Crowley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Henry VI part 1; Henry VI part 2; Henry VI part 3
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A recording was also made of a performance at the Barbican Theatre 15 April 1989.
- General
- Children of Lady Grey played on different nights by William Bowers, Thomas Horton, Joel Morris and Kit Tomlinson,
- History
- Press night 22 October 1988
- Reviews
- Fiennes, Ralph ‘Henry VI’ in Jackson, Russell & Smallwood, Robert (eds). Players of Shakespeare 3: Further Essays in Shakespearian Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company. (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993). pp99-113. Fiennes talks about his role as Henry VI in Adrian Noble’s The Plantagenets,
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Edward IV". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38131 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)