Details

Shakespeare's Game of Thrones. A Nation at war with itself, father against son, husband against wife, brother against brother. Epic, enthralling, extraordinary. This autumn the Rose stage will be transformed into a battleground for The Wars of the Roses, a gripping distillation of four of Shakespeare's history plays, directed by Trevor Nunn, one of the world's leading Shakespearean directors. A spectacular theatrical event not seen since it was first produced at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 by Peter Hall & John Barton, The War of the Roses is a trilogy of plays about one of the most tumultuous and intriguing periods of British history - the 15th century conflict between the House of York and the House of Lancaster for the throne of England. Through these plays Shakespeare examines the very essence of human conflict. A tale of feuding families, murderous kings and adulterous queens, scheming and betrayal, revolts and battles, The Wars of the Roses chronicles the final struggle for power in medieval England.

Cast/Performers

Oscar Batterham (John Talbot / Son who killed his father), Freddy Carter (company), Kare Conradi (Dauphin / Edward IV), Oliver Cotton (Winchester / Clifford / Hastings), Jim Creighton (Burgandy / Simpcox / Stafford / Father who killed his son / Ely), Imogen Daines (Joan of Arc / Lady Bona / Lady Anne), Harry Egan (company), Alexandra Gilbreath (Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester / Elizabeth), Alexander Hanson (Richard Duke of York / Buckingham), Rufus Hound (Bedford / Bolingbroke / Jack Cade / Rivers), James de Lauch Hay (company), Geoff Leesley (Exeter / Mortimer / Lord Mayor / Lt of the Tower), Owen Oakeshott (Somerset / Ratcliff), Joely Richardson (Margaret), Robert Sheehan (Alencon / Richard III), James Simmons (Talbot / John Hume / Norfolk / First Murderer), Laurence Spellman (Bastard of Orleans / Young Clifford / Richmond / Second Murderer), Susan Tracy (Margery Jourdain / Duchess of York), Alex Waldmann (Henry VI / Tyrrel), Timothy Walker (Warwick / Catesby), Andrew Woodall (Gloucester / Iden / Derby), Michael Xavier (Suffolk / George of Clarence)

Creatives/Company

Director(s): Trevor Nunn, Cordelia Monsey (associate director), Malcolm Ranson (fight director), Ginny Schiller (CDG - casting director)
Design(s): John Napier (set design concept), Mark Friend
Costume: Mark Bouman
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Sound: Fergus O'Hare
Music: Guy Woolfenden