Henry VIII

Synopsis

Video recording, using a single, fixed, camera, of the 1983 Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Henry VIII. Directed by Howard Davies and David Edgar with Richard Griffiths as Henry VIII and John Thaw as Wolsey. The production offered a Brechtian interpretation with deliberate anachronisms, inviting comparisons between Henry’s regime and that of Stalin’s.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

David Edgar; Howard Davies

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Ilona Sekacz

Production Design

Hayden Griffin

Costume

Deirdre Clancy

Cast

Bruce Alexander
Campbell Morrison
Caroline Harris
Charles Lawson
Christopher Neame
Clyde Pollitt
Cyril Nri
David Schofield
Eileen Page
Emma Watson
Gemma Jones
Geoffrey Beevers
Henry Goodman
John Dicks
John Nolan
John Thaw
Lesley Duff
Martin Milman
Nigel Cooke
Oliver Ford Davies
Paul Greenwood
Paul Mooney
Richard Garnett
Richard Griffiths
Richard O’Callaghan
Roger Hume
Sarah Berger
Sheridan Ball
Stanley Page

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW