Authentick and Ironicall Historie of Henry V, The

Synopsis: Explores the problematic relationship between event, text and performance in Shakespeare’s Henry V. Also focuses on the way war, and images of war, are presented on stage and on film. In five sections: 1) background and influences of Olivier’s film HENRY V; 2) re-enacting the battle of Agincourt in the present day; 3) likely expectations and experiences of an audience in 1600; 4) difficulties experiences in staging Henry V from 1600 into the 20th century; the story of Shakespearean reconstruction in the present, including the new Globe Theatre and a workshop on Shakespearean battles.
Series: Approaching Literature, Course A210
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television; Television broadcast. col. 49 min.
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Out of Distribution (2005)
Subjects: Drama; English language and literature
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); stage design; swordfighting; war; Stage directing; Elizabethan stage; Shakespeare on film; Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Related items: Henry V (1944)

Producer

Tony Coe

Contributor

Ian McKellen; Sam Wanamaker

Cast

James Cameron

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