Playing With History
Michael Boyd’s productions of Henry VI and Richard III provide a platform for four days of talks, debates and discussions on Shakespeare’s history plays with leading academics and theatre practitioners.
Tickets for the series are available online or by telephone on 0844 800 1114.
Wednesday 14 February 2007
Playing With History 
Directors Sulayman Al-Bassam and Michael Boyd consider the exercising of political power in Shakespeare's history plays and their connection to the world we live in.
Playing With History, Swan Theatre, 2.30 - 3.30pm, tickets £10
The Historical Landscape - The Faultline between Fact and Fiction
Get to know the plays in greater depth in this panel discussion led by Professor Jonathan Bate.
The Historical Landscape - The Faultline between Fact and Fiction, Swan Theatre 4 - 4.45pm, tickets £10.
Legitimacy and Rebellion - Whose Right is it Anyway?
Members of the acting company in discussion with Professor Jonathan Bate about legitimacy and reflection in Shakespeare's history plays.
Legitimacy and Rebellion - Whose Right is it Anyway?, Swan Theatre 5 - 6pm, tickets £10
Thursday 15 February 2007
The Stage - Take Four Plays
Members of the creative team discuss the challenge of creating an environment for the plays and demonstate aspects of the process which culminates in making a final creative choice.
The Stage - Take Four Plays, Courtyard Theatre, 2.30 - 4pm, tickets £10
Engendering History - Women, Gender and Shakespeare's History Plays
RSC Literary Manager Jeanie O'Hare, Professor Carol Rutter from the University of Warwick and members of the acting company in conversation with Professor Carol Rutter.
Engendering History, Courtyard Theatre, 4.30 - 6pm, tickets £10
Friday 16 February
Children Under Fire
RSC Literary Manager Jeanie O'Hare and members of the acting company in conversation with Professor Carol Rutter.
Children Under Fire, Courtyard Theatre 2.30pm - 4pm, tickets £10
Playing History
Four plays, 72 characters, one Ensemble Company. Hear how Shakespeare's first History Cycle came to life.
Playing History, Courtyard Theatre 4.30pm - 6pm, tickets £10
Saturday 17 February
Long Haul Theatre
A post-show talk back with the acting company, following their mammoth theatrical journey through history.
Long Haul Theatre, Courtyard Theatre, post performance, tickets free.
