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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]]''. | ||
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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.
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.
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The original text
Based on the life of Henry VI of England (1421-1471)[1], 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 in 1590.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
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 Bosman, 1980, p. 130, from the Cape Argus of 12 December, 1861).
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 Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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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