Henry V: Propeller Shakespeare (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849434182 ISBN 13: 9781849434188

Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

"Henry V dramatizes the legend of the heroic warrior-king who won the Battle of Agincourt; but it also tells the more human story of a young king's psychological journey, learning to deal with the political realities of Church and State."

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Review

The air buzzes with a testosterone far more persuasive than mere actorly swagger. 4 stars --The Times

Edward Hall's all-male Propeller company is in a league of its own, and its testosterone-fuelled brand is well suited to Shakespeare's Henry V... Hall's band of brothers ooze Saturday-night bravado in this tightly drilled, present-day production. --The Metro

Testosterone oozes from the work of Edward Hall's all-male company Propeller, and this interpretation of Henry V shows them at their best... a percussive and gory account of Shakespeare's ballsy history play. 4 stars. --Evening Standard

It is a vigorous, exciting, inventive production... often funny and testosterone-fuelled, but it can also be touching.. The tight ensemble nature of the staging reflects the 'band of brothers' ethos of the Agincourt victory and deploys the masculinity of the group with swagger but also subtlety. 4 STARS --Financial Times

Testosterone oozes from the work of Edward Hall's all-male company Propeller, and this interpretation of Henry V shows them at their best... a percussive and gory account of Shakespeare's ballsy history play. 4 stars. --Evening Standard

It is a vigorous, exciting, inventive production... often funny and testosterone-fuelled, but it can also be touching.. The tight ensemble nature of the staging reflects the 'band of brothers' ethos of the Agincourt victory and deploys the masculinity of the group with swagger but also subtlety. 4 STARS --Financial Times

Testosterone oozes from the work of Edward Hall's all-male company Propeller, and this interpretation of Henry V shows them at their best... a percussive and gory account of Shakespeare's ballsy history play. 4 stars. --Evening Standard

About the Author

Propeller is an all male Shakespeare company which mixes a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic. We look for as many ways as possible to inform the physical life of the production with the poetry of the text, and we give as much control as possible to the actor in telling the story. The company is as all companies should be: defined by the people in it. Over the last fifteen years, Propeller has performed Shakespeare in over twenty two countries. In 2011 Propeller reached nearly one hundred thousand people worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1849434182
• ISBN 13: 9781849434188
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104
• Editor: Hall Edward, Warren Roger