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−	''[[Henry VI]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.

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−	~~Based on the life of Henry VI of England (1421-1471)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England], it was one of a trilogy of plays written ''circa'' 1590/1591.~~
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−	~~The trilogy (not necessarily written in this order) consists of:~~
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−	~~''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_1],~~
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−	~~''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_2]~~
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−	~~''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_3].~~
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−	~~They are also found as ''[[1 Henry VI]]'', ''[[2 Henry VI]]'' and ''[[3 Henry VI]]''.~~
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−	~~Often a performance would simply be referred to as ''[[Henry VI]]'' of ''[[Henry the Sixth]]'' without specifying the particular play.~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	1861: The first act of "Shakespeare's Splendid Tragedy ''[[Henry the Sixth]]''" was advertised for performance in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 16 December by a company led by [[Mrs Henderson]] and [[Mr Lamb]], the latter playing "Gloster" (i.e. "Gloucester"). Also performed were ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]'' (Pitt), some variéte acts and a "Pantomimic Sketch full of Hits and Skits on Cape Publicities and Peculiarities" (cited by [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1980, p. 130, from the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 12 December, 1861). Given the fact that "Gloucester" is a character in the play, the text used was probably either ''[[1 Henry VI]]'' or ''[[2 Henry VI]]''.
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England#Shakespeare's_Henry_VI_and_after~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_1~~
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−	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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−	~~[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.133~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	''[[Henry ~~the Sixth~~]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.	+	''[[Henry VI]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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−	1861: The first act of of "Shakespeare's Splendid Tragedy" ''[[Henry the Sixth]]'' was advertised for performance in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 16 December by a company led by [[Mrs Henderson]] and [[Mr Lamb]], the latter playing "Gloster" (i.e. "Gloucester"). Also performed were ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]'' (Pitt), some variéte acts and a "Pantomimic Sketch full of Hits and Skits on Cape Publicities and Peculiarities" (cited by [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1980, p. 130, from the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 12 December, 1861).	+	1861: The first act of "Shakespeare's Splendid Tragedy ''[[Henry the Sixth]]''" was advertised for performance in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 16 December by a company led by [[Mrs Henderson]] and [[Mr Lamb]], the latter playing "Gloster" (i.e. "Gloucester"). Also performed were ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]'' (Pitt), some variéte acts and a "Pantomimic Sketch full of Hits and Skits on Cape Publicities and Peculiarities" (cited by [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1980, p. 130, from the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 12 December, 1861). Given the fact that "Gloucester" is a character in the play, the text used was probably either ''[[1 Henry VI]]'' or ''[[2 Henry VI]]''.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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−	''[[Henry the Sixth]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays by William Shakespeare ()[], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.	+	''[[Henry the Sixth]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.

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 ==The original text==
-Based on the life of Henry VI of England (1421-1471)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England], it was one of a trilogy of plays about the life of Henry VI: Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI, Part 3, written ''circa'' 1590/1591
+Based on the life of Henry VI of England (1421-1471)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England], it was one of a trilogy of plays written ''circa'' 1590/1591.
 The trilogy (not necessarily written in this order) consists of:
 ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_1],
-''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_2] (1591) and
+''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_2]
-''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''.
+''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Part_3].
 They  are also found as ''[[1 Henry VI]]'', ''[[2 Henry VI]]'' and ''[[3 Henry VI]]''.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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-''[[Henry the Sixth]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays about the life of Henry VI written by William Shakespeare ()[], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.
+''[[Henry the Sixth]]'' is the collective name sometimes found for a trilogy of plays by William Shakespeare ()[], some of it possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash.
-The trilogy (not necessarily written in this order) consists of: ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]'' (believed to have been written in 1591, possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash), ''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]'' and ''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''.
+==The original text==
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 == Sources ==
 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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		+	The trilogy (not necessarily written in this order) consists of: ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]'' (believed to have been written in 1591, possibly in collaboration with Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash), ''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]'' and ''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''.

	==The original text==		==The original text==