Globe to Globe: Henry VI Part 2 (2012)
Performed in Albanian with English subtitles. Adonis Filipi directs the second part of the Balkan Henry VI trilogy, Shakespeare's great meditation on riot and rebellion.
'The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.'
Part of the 2012 Globe to Globe Festival.
Adonis Filipi directs Shakespeare's great meditation on riot and rebellion, performed in the Globe Theatre.
Synopsis
Young King Henry returns from wars in France with Margaret, his new Queen. The domineering Queen and the Earl of Suffolk take advantage of the King’s weakness to further their own political ends, much to the horror of the Duke of Gloucester. As the lords scheme and plot against one another, Jack Cade stirs up dreams of rebellion amongst the peasants, and, as the Wars of the Roses begin, King Henry is forced to take up arms to defend his crown.
Running time: 133 mins
Cast
King Henry VI:
Graham Butler
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester:
Garry Cooper
Queen Margaret:
Mary Doherty
Duke of Suffolk/Jack Cade:
Roger Evans
Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester:
Mike Grady
Richard/Charles the Dauphin:
Simon Harrison
Young Clifford/Duke of Somerset:
David Hartley
Duke of Bedford/Duke of Burgundy/Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March/Dick the Butcher:
Nigel Hastings
John Talbot/Edmund, Earl of Rutland:
Joe Jameson
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York/Lewis XI, King of France:
Brendan O'Hea
Reignier, Duke of Anjou/George, Duke of Clarence:
Gareth Pierce
Joan of Arc/Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester/Lady Grey:
Beatriz Romilly
Earl of Warwick/Lord Talbot:
Andrew Sheridan
Creatives
Composer:
Alex Baranowski
Designer:
Ti Green
Director:
Nick Bagnall
Directed for the screen:
Ian Russell