Henry VI (Part 1) - Harry the Sixth

Henry VI (Part 1) - Harry the Sixth
R

Wed 28 Aug - Sat 31 Aug 2013

Drama



Following the death of Henry V, celebrated for having united England and subjugated France, divisions appear at the highest levels - first between those around the infant Henry VI, later between the two great factions in English politics - the houses of Lancaster and York.

Only the young Lord Talbot, locked in combat with the bewitching and enigmatic Joan of Arc, seems capable of redeeming a divided and dishonoured kingdom...

Shakespeare's Globe presents Harry the Sixth at the Grand Opera House Belfast - the first in the acclaimed trilogy of Shakespeare plays that make up Henry VI.

These plays create a world without ideology; a savage time, when the heroes are not kings, but formidable women, such as Joan of Arc, or rebels, such as Jack Cade. Bold characterisation, black comedy, rhetorical power and, in the personality of Henry VI, touching pathos combine in Shakespeare’s powerful rendering of a country racked by civil war.

Shakespeare almost certainly did not set out to write a trilogy, and each play can be enjoyed without knowledge of the others.

SPECIAL OFFER - THREE PLAYS IN A DAY
Join us on Thursday 29 or Saturday 31 August and enjoy three plays in a day, as we present Shakespeare Globe's acclaimed trilogy of plays that make up Henry VI.

Trilogy Tickets are priced £70.00 per person, and include admission to Harry the Sixth (12.30pm), The Houses of York and Lancaster (4.00pm) and The True Tragedy of the Duke of York (7.30pm). Please note that Trilogy Tickets are not available online, and must be booked via Box Office on 028 9024 1919.

A special Trilogy Dining Package is also available. Priced at £100.00 per person, this package includes tickets for all three shows, plus lunch, dinner, and tea, coffee and biscuits during each interval, served in The Baby Grand Bar. For further information, please contact Box Office on 028 9024 1919.