The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 25.332 Monday, 28 July 2014
From: Kirk McElhearn <
Date: July 23, 2014 at 6:59:41 AM EDT
Subject: “Shakespeare More Exciting than a TV Series” – Henry VI at the Avignon Festival
I comment on a review of a French production of Henry VI, all three plays in one day, over 18 hours (well, 13 hours of play; the rest is intermissions).
Best,
Kirk
Henry VI – Shakespeare’s three-part history play – is one of the Bard’s earliest works, and my only experience seeing it performed was not very positive. I spotted an article about a production at the Avignon Festival in France, that claims that the play is “more exciting than a TV series.” Performing all three plays in one day, from 10 am to 4 am, the production is “18 hours long,” though that’s the total running time of the plays (13 hours) including intermissions.