Globe to Globe: Henry VIII (2012)
Performed in Castilian Spanish with English subtitles. In 1533, the Spanish were enraged by Catherine of Aragon's divorce from Henry VIII. Now four hundred years later, Rakata re-imagine this play from a Spanish perspective.
'Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.'
Part of the 2012 Globe to Globe Festival.
In 1533, the Spanish were enraged by Catherine of Aragon's divorce from Henry VIII. Eighty years later, Shakespeare engaged with the subject in his last play. Now four hundred years later, Rakata, Madrid's premier young classical company, re-imagine this play from a Spanish perspective, with the thrilling clarity they bring to their productions of Spanish Golden Age work.
Cast
Norfolk:
Rodrigo Arribas
Suffolk:
Bruno Ciordia
Sands-Intendente:
Oscar de la Fuente
Wolsey:
Jesus Fuente
Henry VIII:
Fernando Gil
Catalina Of Aragon:
Elena González
Buckingham:
Julio Hidalgo
Beatrix:
Alejandra Mayo
Ann Boleyn:
Sara Moraleda
Chamberlain:
Daniel Moreno
Gardiner:
Alejandro Saá
Cranmer:
Jesus Teyssiere
Creatives
Director:
Ernesto Arias
Music:
Juan Manuel Artero
Wardrobe:
Susana Moreno
Adaptation:
Jose Padilla
Choreographer:
Patricia Ruiz
Director for the Screen:
Ian Russell