Globe Theatre Henry VIII 2010

Shakespeare's Globe On Screen Henry VIII (2010)  Filmed live in London at Shakespeare's Globe in 2010

run time 160 mins



IMdb  tt5644496/                            Spoken in Shakespeare's English

                                                             Presented in two parts at interval



directed for the stage by Mark Rosenblatt

directed for the screen by Robin Lough



Summary



The Tudor Court is locked in a power struggle between its nobles and the Machiavellian Cardinal Wolsey, the King's first minister and the country's most conspicuous symbol of Catholic power. Wolsey's ambition knows no bounds and when his chief ally, Queen Katherine, interferes in the King's romance with Ann Boleyn, he brings ruin upon himself, the Queen and centuries of English obedience to Rome.



Cast and Creative



Henry VIII                             Dominic Rowan

Cardinal Wolsey                 Ian McNeice

Queen Catherine               Kate Duchêne

Anne Boleyn                       Miranda Raison

Duke of Norfolk                 Peter Hamilton Dyer

Lord Chamberlain              Sam Cox

Second citizen                     Colin Hurley

The Fool/Virginia/

A Lady In Waiting               Amanda Lawrence



full cast of lords and ladies in the credit roll



 My notes:



 Henry VIII is one  of the historical plays written by Shakespeare from histories of the period by other writers.  



  In going back to do a smaller recode from my original DVD rip and it being nine years since of Globe shows,  I was especially treated to seeing the ending jig that is performed by the whole company;  a traditional element from Shakespeare's theatre.  Many

of these closing group dances have been done over the years.  This traditional approach was a good reminder of the beginning of the filmed live Globe shows.



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 Notes recompiled May 17th, 2020