WAR OF THE ROSES (HENRY VI PART III)

TheRSC

Run Dates

2022.04.11 ~ 2022.06.04

RSC

About the show

Wars of the Roses was the third and final part of the Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy, which played in spring 2022. "In cruelty will I seek out my fame" The tussle for the English crown escalates to the battlefield and the families of Lancaster and York drench their brutal conflict in sweat and blood. As power is shunted back and forth, there is deceit, betrayal and murder at every turn. The scene is set for the final chapter as we get our first glimpse of the ambitious and manipulative Duke of Gloucester – soon to become Richard III. With more battles than any other Shakespeare play, Wars of the Roses is a thrilling climax to Shakespeare’s three-part Henry VI saga of nationhood and power: It played in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre alongside Henry VI: Rebellion (Henry VI: Part II).

Creatives

William Shakespeare

Playwright/Author

Owen Horley

Director

Paul Englishby

Composer

Stephen Brimson Lewis

Set Designer

Simon Spencer

Lighting Designer

Hannah Clark

Costume Designer

Steven Atkinson

Sound Designer

Ruth Cooper-Brown

Fight Director

Oliver Alvin-Wilson

Cast(York)

Lucy Benjamin

Cast(2nd Keeper / Tutor)

Richard Cant

Cast(Lieutenant / King Lewis)

Daniel J Carver

Cast(Clifford)

Angelina Chudi

Cast(Lady Bona)

Paola Dionisotti

Cast(Exeter)

Felixe Forde

Cast(Richmond)

Minnie Gale

Cast(Margaret)

Details

CAST Oliver Alvin-Wilson - York Lucy Benjamin - 2nd Keeper/ Tutor Richard Cant Lieutenant/ King Lewis Daniel J Carver - Clifford Angelina Chudi - Lady Bona Paola Dionisotti - Exeter Felixe Forde - Richmond Minnie Gale - Margaret Ashley D Gayle - Edward Conor Glean - Young Clifford Ben Hall - George Clarence Arthur Hughes - Richard, Duke of Gloucester Jack Humphrey - Rivers Nicholas Karimi - Warwick Al Maxwell - Vernon Peter Moreton - Salisbury Georgia-Mae Myers - French Messenger Sophia Papadopoulos - Prince Edward Mark Quartley - Henry VI Aaron Sidwell - The Son Yasmin Taheri - Elizabeth John Tate - Hastings Ibraheem Toure - Mob Leader/ 2nd Watchman/ Soldier Emma Tracey - Rutland Daniel Ward - Buckingham Benjamin Westerby – Somerset CREATIVE TEAM Playwright – William Shakespeare Director - Owen Horley Designer - Stephen Brimson Lewis Costume Designer - Hannah Clark Lighting - Simon Spencer Music - Paul Englishby Sound - Steven Atkinson Movement - Emily Jane Boyle Fights - Rachel Bown Willians & Ruth Cooper-Brown Assistant Directors - Lata Nobes & Roberta Zuric Season Consultant Director - Gregory Doran production photo ©Ellie Kurttz

Where it's been performed

RSC

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Stratford

United Kingdom