Henry VI

Synopsis
Michael Kahn’s distillation of the Henry VI trilogy for the Shakespeare Theatre Company with Philip Goodwin as Henry. Videotaped for WAPAVA by James J. Taylor.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
19 Oct 1996

Credits

Director
Michael Kahn
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Adam Wernick
Production Design
Riccardo Hernandez
Costume
Tom Broecker
Contributor
James J. Taylor
Cast
Philip GoodwinKing Henry VI
Ted Van GriethuysenDuke of Gloucester
Ralph CoshamSir John Talbot, later Earl of Shrewsbury
Opal AlladinJoan la Pucelle
Allen GilmoreDuke of Buckingham
Allen GilmoreSir William Lucy
Andrew LongDuke of Somerset
Andrew LongKing Louis
C.J. WilsonBasset
C.J. WilsonThomas Horner
Charlton JamesMurderer
Clark Scott CarmichaelJohn, Talbot’s son
Clark Scott CarmichaelJailer
Clark Scott CarmichaelPost
Craig WallaceWitch
Craig WallaceJack Cade
David SabinMayor of London
Dylan M. McCulloughBailiff
Edward Baird WilfordNeighbour
Emery BattisOld Lord Clifford
Emery BattisReignier, Duke of Anjou
Helen CareyMargaret, daughter of King Reignier
James LawlessDuke of Exeter
Jarlath ConroyCardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester
Kate SkinnerEleanor, Duchess of Gloucester
Mark HeimannSon that killed his father
Michael Barry (2)Henry as a boy
Michael SolomanYoung Clifford
Michael SolomanPrentice
Opal AlladinQueen Katherine, widow of Henry V
Opal AlladinLady Bona
Parker Grant GoodmanNeighbour
Parker Grant GoodmanJailer
Parker Grant GoodmanDick the Butcher
Paul TakacsNeighbour
Peter GardnerPrentice
Ralph CoshamEarl of Northumberland
Ralph CoshamRoger Bolingbroke
Ryan ArtzbergerSir John Hume
Ryan ArtzbergerMurderer
Ted Van GriethuysenFather that killed his son
Wallace ActonPeter Thump

Additional Details

Theatre
Lansburgh, Washington, DC
Theatre company
Shakespeare Theatre 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

History
Produced by the Shakespeare Theatre at the Lansburgh, Washington, DC, 17 September-3 November 1996; and at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Summer 1997.
Reviews
Nunns, Stephen. American Theatre 14, no. 3 (1997), pp. 44-47 (interview with Michael Kahn).

Archive

Name

Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)

Email
leahkim@umd.edu
Web
http://www.wapava.org External site opens in new window
Phone
(301) 405 9117
Address
James J. Taylor Collection
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1630

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Henry VI". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69555 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)