Henry VI. Part 1: The War Against France

Synopsis: A video recording of the production of Henry VI. Part 1 directed by Michael Boyd with Chuk Iwuji as Henry VI.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 3 Oct 2006

Director

Michael Boyd

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

James Jones; John Woolf

Production Design

Tom Piper

Cast

Chuk Iwuji	King Henry VI
Clive Wood	Richard Plantagenet, later Duke of York
Richard Cordery	Duke of Gloucester
Keith Bartlett	Sir John Talbot, later Earl of Shrewsbury
Katy Stephens	Joan la Pucelle
Alexia Healy	friend of Joan la Pucelle
Ann Ogbomo	friend of Joan la Pucelle
Ann Ogbomo	Countess of Auvergne
Antony Bunsee	Keeper (Jailer)
Chris McGill	William Stafford (Stafford’s brother)
Forbes Masson	Duke of Alençon
Geoffrey Freshwater	Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester
Geoffrey Streatfeild	Duke of Suffolk (William de la Pole)
Hannah Barrie	friend of Joan la Pucelle
James Tucker	Reignier, Duke of Anjou
John Mackay	Charles, Dauphin of France
Jonathan Slinger	Bastard of Orléans
Julius D’Silva	Sir William Lucy
Keiran Hill	Officer
Keith Dunphy	Young Clifford
Lex Shrapnel	John, Talbot’s son
Matt Costain	Duke of Burgundy
Miles Richardson	Duke of Exeter
Nicholas Asbury	Duke of Somerset
Patrice Naiambana	Earl of Warwick
Paul Hamilton	Alexander Iden
Roger Watkins	Edmund Mortimer
Tom Hodgkins	Duke of Bedford
Wela Frasier	Keeper’s assistant

Theatre: Courtyard Theatre, The
Theatre company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Henry VI part 1
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

History: The trilogy played in repertory from 7 July-21 October 2006 and from 9-7 February 2007 as part of the Complete Works Festival.
Reviews: Director Michael Boyd speaks to Heather Neill about the history cycle and his approach to the productions on Theatre Voice which is free to stream or download from theatrevoice.com. The talk is 27 mins and was recorded 25 April 2007.

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

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