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Article: Shakespeare, soccer, and spin-doctors: staging a contemporary Henry V; Henry V at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales, UK, November 2002.
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- September 22, 2004
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Henry V and the History Plays
It is often claimed that a play like Henry V (1599) can only be understood within Shakespeare's War of the Roses cycle. For this reason, Shakespeare's history plays are perhaps the most problematic works in the oeuvre when it comes to stage production. It may be that the tragedies and comedies are immediately "open" to interpretation: a concept can be freely developed, regardless of setting or style. In contrast, the fact that the history plays are an animation of "real" events means that consideration has to be given to this, even if one proceeds to ignore the point of origin. However, probably much more significant in the ...
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May 25, 2009 ;
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... ... production of "King Henry V." Todd Denning ... in many Milwaukee Shakespeare shows, is directing ... despair when Milwaukee Shakespeare closed," Quasi ... as interns in "Henry," the school is ... plans to do another Shakespeare next spring. A ... for fall. "King Henry V" previews Wednesday ...
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