Henry VIII
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Robert Richmond’s 2010 staging of Henry VIII for the Folger Shakespeare Theatre. Ian Merrill Peakes is King Henry. Richmond introduces two new characters - Henry’s fool, Will Sommers (Butelli), who acts as the narrator and Princess Mary (Steigerwald), the daughter of Henry and Katherine, who serves as a silent judge on the sins of her father.
Videotaped for WAPAVA by Tony Hoos. - Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 13 Nov 2010
- Duration
- 145 (incl. interval).
Credits
- Director
- Robert Richmond
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Anthony Cochrane
- Production Design
- Tony Cisek
- Costume
- William Ivey Long
- Contributor
- Tony Hoos
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Theatre company
- Folger Theatre
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Henry VIII
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production ran 12 October-21 November 2010.
- Textual information
- Michele Osherow is dramaturg.
Archive
- Name
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)
- 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 VIII". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73119 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)