The Wars of the Roses (stage production)

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The Wars of the Roses (stage production) is a landmark cycle of Shakespearean history plays adapted and staged in the 1960s by director Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company, dramatizing the dynastic conflicts between the houses of Lancaster and York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cycle of plays
stage production
theatrical adaptation
adaptedBy John Barton
Peter Hall
artForm theatre
basedOn Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Shakespearean history plays
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsConflict dynastic struggle for the English throne
depictsFaction Lancastrians
linked to: Lancastrian forces

Yorkists
linked to: Yorkist forces
directedBy John Barton
Peter Hall
firstPerformedAt Royal Shakespeare Theatre
firstPerformedInPeriod 1960s
genre Shakespearean adaptation
history play
hasInfluenced Royal Shakespeare Company’s approach to history plays
later stage cycles of Shakespeare’s histories
hasPart adaptation of Henry VI plays
adaptation of Richard III
historicalContext post-war British theatre
locatedInTheatreCity Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
mainSubject House of Lancaster
House of York
Wars of the Roses
medium live performance
movement modern Shakespearean performance
notableFor epic staging of Shakespeare’s history plays
influential modern interpretation of the history cycle
originalLanguage English
producedBy Royal Shakespeare Company
productionCompany Royal Shakespeare Company
theatreCompany Royal Shakespeare Company
timePeriodDepicted 15th century England

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Peter Hall notableWork The Wars of the Roses (stage production)
Peter Hall directed The Wars of the Roses (stage cycle)
linked to: The Wars of the Roses (stage production)
Gregory Doran notableWork RSC productions of the History plays cycle
linked to: The Wars of the Roses (stage production)
Sir Peter Hall notableWork The Wars of the Roses (stage production)
Sir Peter Hall directed The Wars of the Roses (RSC cycle)
linked to: The Wars of the Roses (stage production)
Kate Ashfield notableWork The War of the Roses (stage production)
linked to: The Wars of the Roses (stage production)