Talks
Gregory Doran with James Shapiro
- 6PM
In conjunction with King and Country
Royal Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Gregory Doran and renowned Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro discuss the challenges of mounting the entirety of Shakespeare’s history cycle this season. They address the nuances of these texts—and the continued significance of Shakespeare in today’s society—on the 400th anniversary of his death.
In this momentous six-week residency, director Gregory Doran and the Royal Shakespeare Company present Shakespeare’s epic four-play cycle comprising Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II, and Henry V.
Alex Hassell brings infinite nuance and humanity to the newly crowned Henry V in director Gregory Doran and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s incisive reading of King and Country’s final chapter.