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The City of Port Elizabeth presented William Shakespeare's play, King Henry VIII, in the [[Feather Market Hall]] from June, 1 - 6, 1953, in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2. | The City of Port Elizabeth presented William Shakespeare's play, King Henry VIII, in the [[Feather Market Hall]] from June, 1 - 6, 1953, in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2. | ||
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Revision as of 20:56, 2 February 2018
King Henry VIII is a play by William Shakespeare about the life of Henry VIII and was first published in the First Folio of 1623.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
The City of Port Elizabeth presented William Shakespeare's play, King Henry VIII, in the Feather Market Hall from June, 1 - 6, 1953, in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2.
In a show of mass patriotism the following organisations participated in the production: Company of Four, Madrigal Singers, Port Elizabeth Ballet Club, Port Elizabeth Caledonian Men's Pipe Band, Port Elizabeth Catholic Amateur Dramatic Society, Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Port Elizabeth Ladies Choir, Port Elizabeth Ladies' Pipe Band, Port Elizabeth Male Voice Choir, Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society' Port Elizabeth Orchestral Society, Oratorio Festival Choir, Salvation Army, St Mary's Church Choir' and the Tasker Art Group.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_(play)
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