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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 FriendCostume:
Mark BoumanLighting:
Paul PyantSound:
Fergus O'HareMusic:
Guy Woolfenden