Royal Shakespeare Company

HENRY VI: REBELLION

By William Shakespeare
(edited by Owen Horsley)

“I will stir up in England some black storm
Shall blow ten thousand souls to heaven or hell”

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With fighting and division in the corridors of power at an all-time high, ordinary men and women start to speak out. But as the people rise in protest, who is behind their rebellion?

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Including performers from our Next Generation Act young company and Shakespeare Nation community participants alongside a professional cast, Henry VI: Rebellion hurtles through one of the most turbulent periods in English history.

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Originally titled The First Part of the Contention betwixt the two famous houses of York and Lancaster and labelled Henry VI: Part 2 when first published, our Henry VI: Rebellion asks if the people can ever really decide their own future.

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a thrilling major event

The Guardian 

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Horsley proves himself to be one of the best directors of Shakespeare to have emerged at the Royal Shakespeare Company in recent years

Daily Mail 

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Shakespeare staged with bloody purpose

The Times 

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clear characterisation and speech, fluidity of action [and] an engulfing sense of nightmare ... the RSC is back with a pole-axing show of strength

The Telegraph