Henry VAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 22 March 2022
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Playwright Lloyd Suh reimagines the political intrigue and high drama ofA Henry VA for twenty-first-century audiences.A Shakespeareâ?TsA Henry VA is a play about nationalism, war, and how we remember history. Known for its rousing speeches and miraculous outcomes, the play has long had a life beyond the stage and page, its themes and rhetoric common points of reference in politics. In this modern translation ofA Henry V, Lloyd Suh has created a new interpretation that is distinctly his own while protecting the mystery of Shakespeareâ?Ts drama. Suhâ?Ts translation focuses on the actors and the staging,A channelingA the theatrical nature of Shakespeareâ?Ts play for a new audience.A A This translation ofA Henry VA was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festivalâ?Ts Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present the Bardâ?Ts work in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeareâ?Ts verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available for the first time in printâ?"a new First Folio for a new era.
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