States of the Nation: Henry VI, the London Olympics and the Spectacular City

Hampton-Reeves, Stuart (2015) States of the Nation: Henry VI, the London Olympics and the Spectacular City. In: Shakespeare on the Global Stage: Performance and Festivity in the Olympic Year. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, pp. 79-100. ISBN 9781472520340

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Abstract

This article discusses three productions of the Henry VI plays by different countries from the Balkans as part of the Globe's 'Globe-to-Globe' season in 2012. Each production is placed into the context of the complex cultural politics of the London Olympics.


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