The Wars of the Roses {book}
by Royal Shakespeare Company (Company), John Barton (Contributor [The making of the adaptation]), Peter Hall (Introduction)
RSC films (Shakespeare : Wars of the Roses)
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An astounding achievement, even sixty years later. A great shame that this book is so very rare, as this is without doubt one of the landmark Shakespearean productions of the 20th century complete with valuable and insightful essays.
At the same time, it was a product of the moment. Companies since then have found their own ways to produce these plays, and perhaps there is as little willingness now as there was prior to this production for writers and directors to create their own Frankenspeare, even for sometimes difficult texts such as these early plays.
For those of us who love our theatre history, however? Sheer glory.
At the same time, it was a product of the moment. Companies since then have found their own ways to produce these plays, and perhaps there is as little willingness now as there was prior to this production for writers and directors to create their own Frankenspeare, even for sometimes difficult texts such as these early plays.
For those of us who love our theatre history, however? Sheer glory.
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John Bernard Adie Barton was born in London, England on November 26, 1928. He was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge, where he directed numerous student productions and, after graduating, became a fellow and lay dean. When Peter Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961, he asked Barton to help him get the troupe show more off the ground. Barton would go on to direct more than 50 productions there. As a director and in the classes and workshops he taught, Barton was known for helping actors find the meaning in Shakespeare's lines. He was also a writer and adapter. In 1963, he condensed Shakespeare's three Henry VI plays and Richard III and staged them under the title The Wars of the Roses. He created The Hollow Crown, which premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961 and then had a run on Broadway in 1963. He also created The Greeks, a nine-hour production spread over three evenings that adapted 10 plays by Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Homer to tell the story of the Trojan War. He died on January 18, 2018 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Wars of the Roses {book}
- Original publication date
- 1970
- Important places
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Related movies
- The Wars of the Roses (1965 - 1966 | IMDb)
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 791.43750942489
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the book, not the film.
Introduction / Peter Hall
The making of the adaptation / John Barton
Henry VI
Edward IV
Richard III
The television production / Michael Bakewell
The set / John Bury
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The television cast
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- 791.43750942489 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Films; screenplays Two or more films standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Europe England and Wales Midlands of England Warwickshire Stratford-upon-Avon District
- LCC
- PR6052 .A762 .W3 — Language and Literature English English Literature 1961-2000
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