Skip to main content
2 results from Shakespeare and Beyond on

Henry VI Part 1

View 3 results across all blogs
“Comic sport”: Shakespeare’s depictions of governments in chaos
Shakespeare and Beyond

“Comic sport”: Shakespeare’s depictions of governments in chaos

Posted
Author
Austin Tichenor

Chaotic and ineffective government may be a problem in our current life, but it makes for excellent drama in the theater — and in William Shakespeare’s hands, excellent comedy as well.

Staging Shakespeare in a day
Kimberly Gilbert will play Joan la Pucelle in this year's Bootleg Shakespeare: Henry VI, part 1. Photo by Marcus Kyd.
Shakespeare and Beyond

Staging Shakespeare in a day

Posted
Author
Shakespeare & Beyond

Kimberly Gilbert will play Joan la Pucelle in 2016 in Bootleg Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part 1. Photo by Marcus Kyd. On Monday, July 18, the Taffety Punk Theatre Company will take over Folger Theatre to plan and perform a “bootleg” version…