SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Video recording of the National Theatre of Bitola’s staging of Henry VI. Part 3. The play is spoken in Macedonian and directed by John Blondell. Peter Gorko is King Henry. King Louis and Warwick are cast as women.

Language

Macedonian

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2012

Credits

Director

John Blondell

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Miodrag Necak

Cast

Peter Gorko	King Henry VI
Gabriela Petrushevska	Queen Margaret
Nikolche Projchevski	Edward, Prince of Wales
Sonja Mihajlova	Earl of Warwick
Martin Mirchevski	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III
Filip Mirchevski
Ivan Jercic	Earl Rivers
Kristina Hristova Nikolova	King Louis
Ognen Drangovski	Edward, Earl of March, later Edward IV
Valentina Gramosli	Lady Elizabeth Gray
Valentina Gramosli	Lady Bona

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Theatre company

National Theatre of Bitola

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Henry VI part 3

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works; Gender reversal; Globe to Globe season; World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes

History

The play was performed 12 & 13 May 2012 as part of the Balkan trilogy.

Textual information

Translated by Dragi Mihajlovski

Reviews

Peter Orford: bloggingshakespeare.com/year-of-shakespeare-henry-vi-part-three (accessed 6/2012).

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

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Phone

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Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

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Bankside
London
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