Henry IV

The title Henry IV can refer to two possibilities:

Henry IV by William Shakespeare

Henry IV is the title of a set of two history plays by William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)[1], namely: 'Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II'.

While Henry IV is usually used as a combined title, it is on occasion also found as the title for one of the plays.

See also individual entries under : Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2

Translations and Adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Hendrik IV

Translated into Setswana as Kgosi Henry wa Bone (1952) by [[M.O.M. Seboni].

Translated into Northern Sotho as Kgosi Henri IV (1973) by N.C. Phatudi

Adapted as Falstaff by Ian Ferguson, a combination of the Fallstaff [2] scenes from Shakespeare’s plays Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Performances

1853: Selections from what is referred to as Henry IV were performed in The Lyceum by the Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society on 22 October, followed by The Spare Bed (Fox Cooper), An Unwarrantable Intrusion ( Morton).

1976: Falstaff (Shakespeare/Ferguson) performed by PACT (See details under Falstaff)

1984: Falstaff (Shakespeare/Ferguson) performed by CAPAB (See details under Falstaff)

Henry IV by Luigi Priandello

Henry IV (or Henri IV) is an English title sometimes given to Enrico IV, a tragedy in three acts by Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)[3].

See Enrico IV

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