Adaptations Henry VI, Part 3

1 adaptations

1.1 theatrical
1.2 film
1.3 television
1.4 radio
1.5 manga

adaptations
theatrical

evidence first adaptation of 3 henry vi found during restoration, when, in 1681, john crowne created two-part play entitled henry sixth, first part , misery of civil war. henry comprised acts 1–3 of 2 henry vi focusing on death of gloucester, misery adapted last 2 acts of 2 henry vi , of 3 henry vi. writing @ time of popish plot, crowne, devout royalist, used adaptation warn danger of allowing england descend civil war, case should whig party rise power. changes text include new, albeit silent scene prior battle of wakefield york embraces rutland before heading out fight; extension of courtship between edward , lady grey, , edition of 2 subplots; 1 concerning mistress of edward s whom accidentally kills in battle (an allusion francis beaumont , john fletcher s philaster), other involving attempt warwick seduce lady grey after husband s death @ second battle of st. albans (this later used rationale why warwick turns against edward). worth noting role of margaret in 3 henry vi removed entirely, reducing 2 scenes; death of york , death of prince edward.

3 henry vi partly incorporated colley cibber s tragical history of king richard third, containing distresses , death of king henry sixth (1699), 1 of successful shakespearean adaptations of time. play half shakespeare, half new material. 3 henry vi used source act 1, dramatised henry s lamentation burdens of kingship (2.5), battle of tewkesbury (act 5 – although margaret s speech in act 5, scene 1 replaced henry v s once more unto breach speech henry v , spoken warwick) , richard s murder of henry in tower (5.6). richard s soliloquy in act 2 of tragical history based upon soliloquy in act 3, scene 2 of 3 henry vi.

colley s son, theophilus cibber wrote own adaptation, king henry vi: tragedy in 1723, using act 5 of 2 henry vi , act 1 , 2 of 3 henry vi. performed @ drury lane, colley appeared winchester. had crowne, cibber created new scene involving rutland; after death of york, , rutland laid side side on battlefield.

in 1817, edmund kean appeared in j.h. merivale s richard duke of york; or contention of york , lancaster, used material 3 henry vi plays, removed not directly related york; play ended death, occurs in act 1, scene 4 of 3 henry vi. material 3 henry vi included opening few scenes involving york taking throne henry, preparing battle, , battle itself.

following merivale s example, robert atkins adapted 3 plays single piece performance @ old vic in 1923 part of celebrations tercentenary of first folio. guy martineau played henry , esther whitehouse played margaret. atkins himself played richard.

henry vi (jeffrey t. heyer) , young earl of richmond (ashley rose miller) in west coast premiere of plantagenets: rise of edward iv, staged @ pacific repertory theatre in 1993

the success of 1951–1953 douglas seale stand-alone productions of each of individual plays in birmingham prompted him present 3 plays @ old vic in 1957 under general title wars of roses. barry jackson adapted text, altering trilogy two-part play; 1 henry vi , 2 henry vi combined (with of 1 henry vi eliminated) , 3 henry vi edited down, of act 4 removed, reducing importance of edward in overall play. seale again directed, paul daneman again appearing henry, alan bridges edward , edgar wreford richard, alongside barbara jefford margaret. seale s 1953 birmingham production, end of 3 henry vi altered include opening of richard iii.

the production credited establishing reputation of play in modern theatre john barton , peter hall s 1963/1964 rsc production of tetralogy, adapted three-part series, under general title wars of roses, @ royal shakespeare theatre. first play (entitled henry vi) featured shortened version of 1 henry vi , half of 2 henry vi (up death of cardinal beaufort). second play (entitled edward iv) featured second half of 2 henry vi , shortened version of 3 henry vi, followed shortened version of richard iii third play. in all, 1,450 lines written barton added 6,000 lines of original shakespearean material, total of 12,350 lines removed. production starred david warner henry, peggy ashcroft margaret, roy dotrice edward , ian holm richard. barton , hall both concerned plays reflect contemporary political environment, civil chaos , breakdown of society depicted in plays mirrored in contemporary milieu, events such building of berlin wall in 1961, cuban missile crisis in 1962 , assassination of john f. kennedy in 1963. hall allowed these events reflect in production, arguing live among war, race riots, revolutions, assassinations, , imminent threat of extinction. theatre is, therefore, examining fundamentals in staging henry vi plays. influenced politically focused literary theory of time; both had attended 1956 london visit of bertolt brecht s berliner ensemble, both subscribers antonin artaud s theory of theatre of cruelty , , hall had read english translation of jan kott s influential shakespeare our contemporary in 1964 prior publication in britain. both barton , hall supporters of e.m.w. tillyard s 1944 book shakespeare s history plays, still hugely influential text in shakespearian scholarship, in terms of argument shakespeare in tetralogy advancing tudor myth.

another major adaptation staged in 1986 english shakespeare company, under direction of michael bogdanov. touring production opened @ old vic, , subsequently toured 2 years, performing at, amongst other places, panasonic globe theatre in tokyo, japan (as inaugural play of arena), festival dei due mondi in spoleto, italy , @ adelaide festival in adelaide, australia. following structure established barton , hall, bogdanov combined 1 henry vi , first half of 2 henry vi 1 play, , second half of 2 henry vi , 3 henry vi another, using same titles barton (henry vi , rise of edward iv). barton , hall, bogdanov concentrated on political issues, although made them far more overt had predecessors. example, played june watson, margaret closely modelled after british prime minister @ time, margaret thatcher, point of having similar clothes , hair. likewise, paul brennan s henry modelled after king edward viii, prior abdication. bogdanov employed frequent anachronisms , contemporary visual registers, in effort show relevance of politics in fifteenth century contemporary period. production noted pessimism regards contemporary british politics, critics feeling political resonances heavy handed. however, series huge box office success. alongside watson , brennan, play starred philip bowen edward , andrew jarvis richard.

another adaptation of tetralogy royal shakespeare company followed in 1988, performed @ barbican. adapted charles wood , directed adrian noble, barton/hall structure again followed, reducing trilogy 2 plays dividing 2 henry vi in middle. resulting trilogy entitled plantagenets, individual plays entitled henry vi, rise of edward iv , richard iii, death. starring ralph fiennes henry, penny downie margaret, ken bones edward , anton lesser richard, production extremely successful both audiences , critics. play ended line winter of our discontent; opening line richard iii.

michael bogdanov , english shakespeare company presented different adaptation @ swansea grand theatre in 1991, using same cast on touring production. 8 plays history cycle presented on 7 night period, each play receiving 1 performance only, , twenty-eight actors portraying 5 hundred roles. whilst other 5 plays in cycle unadapted, henry vi plays combined two, using barton/hall structure, first named house of lancaster , second, house of york.

in 2000, edward hall presented trilogy two-part series @ watermill theatre in newbury. hall followed jackson/seale structure, combining 1 henry vi , 2 henry vi 1 play eliminated 1 henry vi , following edited version of 3 henry vi. production noted how handled violence of play. set designed abattoir, rather attempt present violence realistically (as productions do), hall went in other direction; presenting violence symbolically. whenever character decapitated or killed, red cabbage sliced whilst actor mimed death beside it.

in 2001, tom markus directed adaptation of tetralogy @ colorado shakespeare festival. condensing fours plays one, markus named play queen margaret, doing same character of margaret merivale had done york. margaret played gloria biegler, henry richard haratine, edward john jurcheck , richard chip persons.

poster 2001 shakespeare s rugby wars

another unusual 2001 adaptation of tetralogy entitled shakespeare s rugby wars. written matt toner , chris coculuzzi, , directed coculuzzi, play acted upstart crow theatre group , staged outdoors @ robert street playing field part of toronto fringe festival. presented if live rugby match between york , lancaster, play featured commentary falstaff (stephen flett), broadcast live audience. match refereed bill shakespeare (played coculuzzi), , actors (whose characters names appeared on jerseys) had microphones attached , recite dialogue 4 plays @ key moments.

in 2002, leon rubin presented tetralogy trilogy @ stratford shakespeare festival in ontario. using barton/hall method of combining 1 henry vi first half of 2 henry vi, , second half of 2 henry vi 3 henry vi, plays renamed henry vi: revenge in france , henry vi: revolt in england. michael thierry played henry, seana mckenna played margaret, rami posner played edward , thom marriott played richard.

also in 2002, edward hall , propeller company presented one-play all-male cast modern dress adaptation of trilogy @ watermill theatre. under title rose rage, hall used cast of thirteen actors portray 1 hundred , fifty speaking roles in four-hour production, necessitating doubling , tripling of parts. although new adaptation, production followed jackson/seale method of eliminating of 1 henry vi. original cast included jonathan mcguinness henry, robert hands margaret, tim treloar edward , richard clothier richard. after successful run @ haymarket, play moved chicago shakespeare theater. american cast included carman lacivita henry, scott parkinson margaret, fletcher mctaggart edward , bruce a. young richard.

outside england, major european adaptation of tetralogy took place in 1864 in weimar under direction of franz von dingelstedt, who, 7 years had staged play unedited. dingelstedt turned trilogy two-parter under general name die weisse rose. first play called haus lancaster, second haus york. adaptation unique insofar both plays created combining material 3 henry vi plays. following structure, alfred von walzogen produced two-part play in 1875, under general title edward iv. european adaptation in 1965 @ teatro piccolo in milan. directed giorgio strehler went under title il gioco del potenti (the play of mighty). using barton , hall s structure, strehler added several characters, including chorus, used monologues richard ii, both parts of henry iv, henry v, macbeth , timon of athens, , 2 gravediggers called bevis , holland (after names of 2 of cade s rebels in folio text of 2 henry vi), commented (with dialogue written strehler himself) on each of major characters set burying them. major german adaptation peter palitzsch s two-part adaptation of trilogy der krieg der rosen in 1967 @ stuttgart state theatre. condensing 3 plays two, heinrich vi , eduard iv, palitzsch s adaptation concluded opening monologue richard iii.

film

although 3 henry vi has never been adapted directly cinema, extracts have been used in many of cinematic adaptations of richard iii.

the first such adaptation 1911 twenty-two-minute silent version of richard iii, directed , starring f.r. benson. filmed part of series intended benson promote shakespeare memorial theatre @ stratford, piece pure filmed theatre, each scene shot on-stage in single take unmoving camera. each single shot scene prefaced scene-setting intertitle , brief quotation text. of thirteen scenes in total, first 2 taken 3 henry vi; murder of prince edward , banishment of queen margaret (act 5, scene 5) , richard s murder of henry in tower (act 5, scene 6). similarly, 1912 american adaptation, directed james keane , andré calmettes, , starring frederick warde richard, opened same 2 scenes; murder of prince edward , murder of henry vi.

the play used in 1 of earliest sound films; 1929 john g. adolfi movie show of shows; revue-style production featuring extracts numerous plays, musicals , novels. richard s soliloquy act 3, scene 2 used in film, recited john barrymore (although barrymore incorrectly attributes speech 1 henry vi), delivers speech after opening dialogue of 3 henry vi concerning somerset s head. barrymore had starred in hugely successful five-hour production of richard iii on broadway, , speech had been singled out critics best in entire production. such, when offered chance perform on film, barrymore chose reproduce it. film critics proved impressed speech had theatrical critics, , regarded finest moment of film.

extracts play used in laurence olivier s 1955 filmic adaptation of richard iii, starring olivier himself richard, cedric hardwicke edward, john gielgud george , mary kerridge queen elizabeth. film begins coronation of edward iv, happens between 3.1 , 3.2 of 3 henry vi, , moves shortened version of act 5, scene 7; final scene 3 henry vi. opening lines of film edward s once more sit in england s royal throne,/repurchased blood of enemies./come hither bess, , let me kiss boy./young ned, thee, thine uncles , myself/have in our armours watched winter s night,/went afoot in summer s scalding heat,/that thou mightst repossess crown in peace/and of our labours thou shalt reap gain (this truncated version of ll. 1-20). apart omission of lines, noticeable departure text of 5.7 inclusion of 2 characters not appear in play; duke of buckingham (played ralph richardson) , jane shore (played pamela brown). buckingham major character throughout richard iii, richard s closest ally time. jane shore mentioned several times in richard iii, , although never features character, included in productions of play. after conclusion of act 5, scene 7 3 henry vi, film moves on opening soliloquy act 1, scene 1 of richard iii. however, after twenty-three lines, moves 3 henry vi, quoting richard s soliloquy in act 3, scene 2;

why, love forswore me in mother s womb,

and should not deal in soft laws,

she did corrupt frail nature bribe

to shrink mine arm withered shrub,

to make envious mountain on back

where sits deformity mock body,

to shape legs of unequal size,

to disproportion me in every part

like chaos, or unlicked bear-whelp

that carries no impression dam.

(ll.153-162)

at point, film returns lines twenty-four twenty-eight of richard iii, before again returning act 3, scene 2 of 3 henry vi;

then since earth affords no joy me

but command, check, o erbear such

as of better person myself,

i ll make heaven dream upon crown,

and, whiles live, t account world hell,

until misshaped trunk bears head

be round impaled glorious crown.

and yet know not how crown,

for many lives stand between me , home,

and i, 1 lost in thorny wood,

that rents thorns , rent thorns,

seeking way , straying way,

not knowing how find open air,

but toiling desperately find out,

torment myself catch english crown,

and torment free myself,

or hew way out bloody axe.

why, can smile, , murder while smile,

and cry, content grieves heart,

and wet cheeks artificial tears,

and frame face occasions.

i ll drown more sailors mermaid shall,

i ll slay more gazers basilisk;

i ll play orator nestor,

deceive more slyly ulysses could,

and, sinon, take troy.

i can add colours chameleon,

change shapes proteus advantages,

and set murd rous machiavel school

can this, , cannot crown?

tut! further off, ll pluck down.

(ll.165-195#.

the film moves act 1, scene 2 of richard iii. @ conclusion of act 1, scene 2, returns 3 henry vi final time, richard s soliloquy after murdering henry in act 5, scene 6;

clarence beware, thou keep st me light,

but sort pitchy day thee,

for buzz abroad such prophecies

that edward shall fearful of life,

and purge fear, ll thy death.

(ll. 84-88)

richard loncraine s 1995 filmic adaptation of richard eyre s 1990 stage production of richard iii features considerably less material 3 henry vi had olivier s film. starring ian mckellen richard (reprising role stage production), john wood edward, nigel hawthorne george , annette bening queen elizabeth, film begins prior battle of tewkesbury, henry vi (portrayed edward jewesbury) still in power. opening scene depicts henry , son edward (played christopher bowen) preparing forthcoming battle. however, surprise attack launched on headquarters richard, , both killed. scene without dialogue. last line of 3 henry vi used in film; edward s here hope begins our lasting joy appears subtitle after coronation of edward , altered read , now, hope, begins lasting joy , referring house of york. film moves on coronation of edward iv (again without dialogue), before richard delivers opening speech of richard iii after-dinner toast new king. olivier s film, loncraine includes several characters in coronation scene not present in text of 3 henry vi; buckingham (played jim broadbent), richmond (played dominic west) , elizabeth plantagenet (played kate steavenson-payne). richmond later go on henry vii, , elizabeth (king edward s daughter) become queen. jane shore, elizabeth mentioned several times in richard iii, although never appears in text. loncraine s film used line 3 henry vi in poster campaign – can smile , murder whiles smile (3.2.182), although whiles changed while. line included in film – after richard concludes opening speech edward, enters men s room , continues in soliloquy form line twenty-seven of richard iii before referring earlier play why, can smile , murder while smile/and wet cheeks artificial tears/and frame face occasions (ll. 182-185). film moves on arrest of george.

television

the first television adaptation of play in 1960 when bbc produced serial entitled age of kings. show comprised fifteen sixty- , seventy-five-minute episodes adapted 8 of shakespeare s sequential history plays. directed michael hayes , produced peter dews, script eric crozier, production featured terry scully henry, mary morris margaret, julian glover edward , paul daneman richard. twelfth episode, morning s war covers acts 1, 2 , act 3, scenes 1 , 2, concluding richard s soliloquy wherein vows attain crown. thirteenth episode, sun in splendour , presents act 3, scene 3 onwards, beginning margaret s visit louis xi in france. each episode running 1 hour, great deal of text removed, aside truncation, minor alterations made original. example, in morning s war , character of edmund, earl of rutland played adult actor, whereas in text, child , margaret present during murder of rutland, , see wipe blood on handkerschief later gives york. additionally, richard fights , kills clifford during battle of towton. in text, fight, clifford flees , mortally wounded off-stage when hit arrow. in sun in splendour , edward rescued imprisonment richard , lord stafford, whereas in play, rescued richard, lord hastings , william stanley. also, end of episode differs end of play. after edward expresses wish conflict has ceased, large celebration ensues. credits role, richard , george stand 1 side, , george slips barrel of wine, saved richard. george walks away, richard thinks himself , smiles deviously @ camera.

in 1965, bbc 1 broadcast 3 plays john barton , peter hall s wars of roses trilogy (henry vi, rise of edward iv , richard iii) david warner henry , peggy ashcroft margaret. directed television robin midgley , michael hayes, plays presented more filmed theatre, core idea being recreate theatre production in televisual terms – not merely observe it, heart of it. filming done on rsc stage, not during actual performances, allowing cameras close actors, , cameramen hand-held cameras shoot battle scenes. additionally, camera platforms created around theatre. in all, twelve cameras used, allowing final product edited more film piece of static filmed theatre. filming done following 1964 run of plays @ stratford-upon-avon, , took place on eight-week period, fifty-two bbc staff working alongside eighty-four rsc staff bring project fruition. in 1966, production repeated on bbc 1 re-edited eleven episodes of fifty minutes each. fifth episode, fearful king covered 2 henry vi act 5 (beginning henry pardoning jack cade s followers) , 3 henry vi act 1 , act 2, scene 1, concluding warwick rallying edward, richard , george after father s death. sixth episode, kingmaker , presented act 2, scene 2 act 3, scene 3, concluding warwick s avowal remove edward throne , restore henry. seventh episode, edward of york , presented act 3, scene 4 act 5, scene 5 (concluding death of prince edward). 8 episode, prophetess , presented rest of 3 henry vi (beginning richard s murder of henry) richard iii act 1, scenes 1, 2 , 3 (concluding richard sending 2 murderers kill george).

another television version of play produced bbc in 1982 bbc television shakespeare series, although episode didn t air until 1983. directed jane howell, play presented third part of tetralogy (all 4 adaptations directed howell) linked casting; henry played peter benson, margaret julia foster, edward brian protheroe , richard ron cook. howell s presentation of complete first historical tetralogy 1 of lauded achievements of entire bbc series, , prompted stanley wells argue productions purer version given in theatre since shakespeare s time. michael mannheim impressed, calling tetralogy fascinating, fast paced , surprisingly tight-knit study in political , national deterioration.

the battle of tewkesbury act 5, scene 4, in 1982 bbc shakespeare adaptation; note similarity in costumes of 2 sets of combatants – virtually impossible tell yorkists lancastrians

inspired notion political intrigues behind wars of roses seemed playground squabbles, howell , production designer oliver bayldon staged 4 plays in single set resembling children s adventure playground. however, little attempt made @ realism. example, bayldon did not disguise parquet flooring ( stops set literally representing [...] reminds in modern television studio ), , in 4 productions, title of play displayed within set (on banners in 1 henry vi , 2 henry vi (where visible throughout entire first scene), on shroud in 3 henry vi, , written on chalkboard richard himself in richard iii). many critics felt these set design choices lent production air of brechtian verfremdungseffekt. stanley wells wrote of set intended invite viewer accept play s artificiality of language , action, michael hattaway describes anti-illusionist, susan willis argues set allows productions reach theatrically toward modern world , ronald knowles writes major aspect of set subliminal suggestion of childlike anarchy, role-playing, rivalry, game , vandalism, if culture precariously balanced on shaky foundations of atavistic aggression , power-mad possession. 4 plays progressed, set decayed , became more , more dilapidated social order became more fractious. in same vein, costumes became more , more monotone plays went on – first part of henry sixt features brightly coloured costumes distinguish various combatants 1 another, tragedy of richard iii, fights in coloured dark costumes, little differentiate 1 army another. scene richard kills henry has 3 biblical references worked out howell; richard drags henry away, arms spread out crucified position; on table @ sat seen bread , wine, , in background, iron crossbar faintly illuminated against black stone wall. graham holderness saw howell s non-naturalistic production of reaction bbc s adaptation of henriad in seasons 1 , two, had been directed david giles in traditional , straightforward manner favoured series producer cedric messina; messina saw history plays conventionally orthodox tudor historiography, , [david giles] employed dramatic techniques allow ideology free , unhampered passage spectator, jane howell takes more complex view of first tetralogy as, simultaneously, serious attempt @ historical interpretation, , drama peculiarly modern relevance , contemporary application. plays, director, not dramatisation of elizabethan world picture sustained interrogation of residual , emergent ideologies in changing society [...] awareness of multiplicity of potential meanings in play required decisive , scrupulous avoidance of television or theatrical naturalism: methods of production should operate open plays out, rather close them recognisable familiarity of conventional shakespearean production.

although howell s third part of henry sixt based on folio text rather octavo, departed text in number of places. example, opens differently play, first twenty-four lines absent. instead begins edward, richard, clarence, warwick , norfolk hacking down door of parliament , warwick proclaiming palace of fearful king (1.1.25). opening scene differs play insofar clarence present start whereas in play introduced in act 2, scene 2 (clarence introduced, along edward , richard, in final scene of preceding adaptation). opening twenty-four lines, numerous other lines cut every scene. of more notable omissions include, in act 1, scene 1, york s stay me lords,/and soldiers stay , lodge me night (ll.31–32) absent, references margaret chairing session of parliament (ll.35–42). absent scene of dialogue between warwick , northumberland threaten 1 (ll.153–160) , margaret s references pains of child birth, , henry s shameful behaviour in disinheriting son (ll.221–226). absent act 1, scene 3 rutland s appeal clifford s paternal instincts; thou hast 1 son: sake pity me,/lest in revenge thereof, sith god just,/he miserably slain (ll.41–43). in act 2, scene 1, references clarence s entry conflict (l.143; ll.145–147) absent, had been introduced combatant @ end of 2 henry vi. in act 2, scene 2, 2 lines missing henry s rebuke of clifford s accusation has been unnatural disinheriting prince; , happy son/whose father hoarding went hell (ll.47–48). during ensuing debate between yorkists , lancastrians, richard s northumberland, hold thee reverentially (l.109) absent. in act 2, scene 3, clarence s plans rouse army absent , call them pillars stand us,/and if thrive, promise them such rewards/as victors wear @ olympian games (ll.51–53). in act 3, scene 3, oxford , prince edward s speculations contents of newly arrived letters absent (ll.167–170), warwick s reference salisbury s death , incident niece, did forget house of york/my father came untimely death?/did let pass th abuse done niece (ll.186–188). references lord bourbon absent scene (ll.253–255). in act 4, scene 4, first twelve lines absent (where elizabeth reports rivers edward has been captured).

however, there additions text, noticeably lines true tragedy. in act 1, scene 1, example, 4 lines added @ beginning of henry s declaration rather see civil war yield throne. between lines 124 , 125, henry states ah plantagenet, why seekest thou depose me?/are not both plantagenets birth?/and 2 brothers lineally descent?/suppose right , equity thou king... . in act 1, scene 1, line inserted between lines 174 , 175. when york asks henry if agrees truce, henry replies convey soldiers hence, , will. in act 2, scene 6, line inserted between lines 7 , 8; common people swarm summerflies. significant act 5, scene 1, entirety of clarence s return lancastrians taken true tragedy, replaces depiction of scene in 3 henry vi. others changes include transferral of lines characters other speak them in folio text, particularly in relation clarence, given numerous lines in part of play. example, in act 2, scene 1, clarence says edward s wonder how our princely father scaped,/or whether scaped away or no/from clifford , northumberland s pursuit (ll.1–3). clarence speaks richard s 3 glorious suns, each 1 perfect sun,/not separated racking clouds/but severed in pale clear-shining sky (ll.26–28); edward s sweet duke of york, our prop lean upon/now thou art gone, have no staff, no stay (ll.68–69); , richard s great lord of warwick, if should recount/our baleful news, , @ each word s deliverance/stab poniards in our flesh till told,/the words add more anguish wounds (ll.96–100). worth noting elizabeth s son, marquess of dorset, introduced after marriage of elizabeth , edward (act 4, scene 1). in text, dorset doesn t appear until richard iii.

a notable stylistic technique used in adaptation multiple addresses direct camera. example, henry s know not say, title s weak (1.1.135), revolt me, , turn him (1.1.152), , grief , sorrow court (1.1.211), , revenged may on hateful duke,/whose haughty spirit, wing d desire,/will cost crown, , empty eagle/tire on flesh of me , son (1.1.267–270); exeter s , i, hope, shall reconcile them (1.1.274); entirety of york s soliloquy in act 1, scene 4; warwick s pause breath during battle of barnet (2.3.1–5); of act 2, scene 5 (including dialogue henry, father , son) entry of prince edward @ line 125; of henry s monologue in act 3, scene 1, prior arrest (ll.13–54); richard s entire soliloquy in act 3, scene 2 (ll.124–195); margaret s ay, begins second storm rise,/for moves both wind , tide (3.3.47–48); warwick s soliloquy @ end of act 3, scene 3 (ll.257–268); richard s hear, yet not much, think more (4.1.85) , not i, thoughts aim @ further matter:/i stay not love of edward crown (141.124–125); warwick s o unbid spite, sportful edward come (5.1.18); entirety of richard s soliloquy in act 5, scene 6, after killing henry (ll.61–93) , richard s truth, judas kissed master/and cried hail , whenas meant harm (5.7.33–34).

the play featured in itv s shakespeare, 1978 six-part (heavily fictionalised) biopic of shakespeare (tim curry), written john mortimer. episode one, dead shepherd , focuses on shakespeare s apprenticeship christopher marlowe (ian mcshane), during time writes henry vi trilogy. focused upon act 2, scene 5; scene of son killing father , father killing son.

in 1964, austrian channel orf 2 presented adaptation of trilogy leopold lindtberg under title heinrich vi. cast list production has been lost. in 1969, german channel zdf presented filmed version of first part of peter palitzsch s 1967 two-part adaptation of trilogy in stuttgart, heinrich vi: der kreig der rosen 1. second part, eduard iv: der kreig der rosen 2, screened in 1971.

radio

in 1923, extracts 3 henry vi plays broadcast on bbc radio, performed cardiff station repertory company third episode of series of programs showcasing shakespeare s plays, entitled shakespeare night. in 1947, bbc third programme aired one-hundred-and-fifty-minute adaptation of trilogy part of shakespeare s historical plays series, six-part adaptation of 8 sequential history plays, linked casting. adapted maurice roy ridley, king henry vi starred john byron henry, gladys young margaret, francis de wolff york , stephen murray richard. in 1952, third programme aired adaptation of tetralogy peter watts , john dover wilson under general name wars of roses. tetralogy adapted trilogy in unusual way. 1 henry vi removed, trilogy contained 2 henry vi, 3 henry vi , richard iii. reason explained dover wilson, argued 1 henry vi patchwork in shakespeare collaborated inferior dramatists. adaptation starred valentine dyall henry, sonia dresdel margaret, john glen edward , donald wolfit richard. in 1971, bbc radio 3 presented two-part adaptation of trilogy raymond raikes. part 1 contained abridged 1 henry vi , abridged version of first 3 acts of 2 henry vi. part 2 presented acts 4 , 5 of 2 henry vi , abridged 3 henry vi. nigel lambert played henry, barbara jefford played margaret , ian mckellen played both york , richard. in 1977, bbc radio 4 presented 26-part serialisation of 8 sequential history plays under general title vivat rex (long live king). adapted martin jenkins part of celebration of silver jubilee of elizabeth ii, 3 henry vi comprised episodes 19 ( warwick kingmaker ) , 20 ( tower ). james laurenson played henry, peggy ashcroft played margaret, ian ogilvy played edward , richard burton narrated.

in america, in 1936, heavily edited adaptation of trilogy broadcast part of nbc blue s radio guild series. comprising 3 sixty-minute episodes aired week apart, adaptation written vernon radcliffe , starred henry herbert henry , janet nolan margaret. in 1954, cbc radio presented adaptation of trilogy andrew allen, combined 1 henry vi, 2 henry vi , 3 henry vi 1 hundred , sixty-minute episode. there no known cast information production.

in 1985, german radio channel sender freies berlin broadcast heavily edited seventy-six-minute two-part adaptation of octology adapted rolf schneider, under title shakespeare s rosenkriege.

manga

aya kanno s japanese manga comic requiem of rose king loose adaptation of first shakespearean historical tetralogy, covering henry vi , richard iii.