Henry VI

Synopsis: Video recording of Pam Brighton’s conflation of the Henry VI tetralogy for the 1980 Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Stephen Russell is King Henry.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 13 Aug 1980

Director

Pam Brighton

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Berthold Carriere

Production Design

Michael Eagan

Costume

Michael Eagan

Cast

Stephen Russell	King Henry VI
Nicholas Pennell	Richard Plantagenet, later Duke of York
Nicholas Pennell	Richard (Crookback), son of Duke of York
Rodger Barton	Earl of Warwick
Nicholas Pennell	Duke of Suffolk (William de la Pole)
Booth Savage	Jack Cade
Booth Savage	Edward, Earl of March
David Harris (2)	Duke of Exeter
Diana LeBlanc	Lady Elizabeth Gray
Fred Steinmetz	Peter Thump
Geordie Johnson	Duke of Somerset
Luce Guilbeault	Margaret, daughter of King Reignier
Maurice E. Evans	Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester
Paul Wagar	Basset
Paul Wagar	Walter Whitmore
Reg Tupper	Mayor of London
Reg Tupper	Marquess of Montague
Robert LaChance	Duke of Buckingham
Rod Beattie
Scott Baker	George, Edward’s brother, later Duke of Clarence
Shane Kelly	Edmund, Earl of Rutland
Sten Hornborg	Vernon
Sten Hornborg	Duke of Bedford
Stephen Ouimette	Young Clifford
Wesley Stevens	Lord Saye

Theatre: Third Stage
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Henry VI part 1; Henry VI part 2; Henry VI part 3
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

Notes: The production omitted the character of Talbot and all the French scenes.
History: The production ran in repertory 9 June-8 November 1980.
Reviews: Berry, Ralph. Shakespeare Quarterly 32 (1981):176-80 (in review-article).