Henry VI (Part 3) - The True Tragedy of The Duke of York
Thu 29 Aug - Sat 31 Aug 2013
Drama
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre presents The True Tragedy of The Duke of York at the Grand Opera House Belfast, the final installment of the acclaimed trilogy of plays that make up Henry VI.
A bloody power struggle opens up between the King’s party, led by the fearsome Queen Margaret, and the Yorkists, led by first Richard, then his sons Edward and ‘that lump of foul deformity’, Richard of Gloucester...
Shakespeare almost certainly did not set out to write a trilogy of plays, so each play can be enjoyed without any knowledge of the others.
The plays create a world without ideology; a savage time, when the heroes are not kings, but formidable women, such as Joan of Arc, or rebels, such as Jack Cade. Bold characterisation, black comedy, rhetorical power and, in the personality of Henry VI, touching pathos combine in Shakespeare’s powerful rendering of a country racked by civil war.
SPECIAL OFFER - THREE PLAYS IN A DAY
Join us on Thursday 29 or Saturday 31 August and enjoy three plays in a day, as we present Shakespeare Globe's acclaimed trilogy of plays that make up Henry VI.
Trilogy Tickets are priced £70.00 per person, and include admission to Harry the Sixth (12.30pm), The Houses of York and Lancaster (4.00pm) and The True Tragedy of the Duke of York (7.30pm). Please note that Trilogy Tickets are not available online, and must be booked via Box Office on 028 9024 1919.
A special Trilogy Dining Package is also available. Priced at £100.00 per person, this package includes tickets for all three shows, plus lunch, dinner, and tea, coffee and biscuits during each interval, served in The Baby Grand Bar. For further information, please contact Box Office on 028 9024 1919.