Spare a thought for King Henry VI. Orlando Shakes returns to England’s War of the Roses with “Henry VI, Part 2: She-Wolf of France,” and it’s a rip-roaring royal rebellion of a time.

It was August1453. King Henry VI of England left his pregnant wife Margaret of Anjou at home and travelled from court to the West Country on a judicial visit. Stopping off at Clarendon Palace in ...

But under Henry's rule, England is torn by civil war. "A civil war, between two families, the House of York and the House of Lancaster," Edelstein elaborated. "They are symbolized by roses.

LENOX — William Shakespeare’s "Henry VI, Part II” had its first performances in 1591. Now, more than four centuries later, the play couldn’t be more timely, say stage director Tina Packer and ...

Regardless of whether King Henry I truly died from eating a surfeit of lampreys in 1135, it is likely stuffing his stomach with them would get him quite sick today.

Experimental theater modernizes Shakespeare "Henry VI, Part II" is part “Real Housewives” and part “Game of Thrones,” and contains an underlying cloak-and-dagger theme. Photo: Meredith Forrest ...

Imagine William Shakespeare’s timeless stories infused with a touch of today’s overly dramatic television shows. That’s the approach director and UB faculty member Danielle Rosvally is taking with ...

Orangemite Studios has adapted Henry VI part 2 & 3 and provided narration which shorted the time to 2 1/2 hours to deliver York, PA the first live performance of these Shakespeare plays. Dr ...

LENOX — Shakespeare & Company’s presentation of William Shakespeare’s “ The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) ” comes at audiences hard, fast and furiously which is appropriate, I suppose, for a play ...