Oh, the scheming, cheating, lying and fighting. You thought your family holidays were bad? Spare a thought for King Henry VI. Orlando Shakes returns to England’s War of the Roses with “Henry VI, Part ...

Productions of “Henry VI,” an early history play by Shakespeare written in three parts, don’t come around all that often. I’ve seen two in my lifetime, both of them wisely abridged into two parts.

Pity poor King Henry VI, coming to England’s throne at less than a year old and in the shadow of his victorious and popular father. Talk about a hard act to follow. Shakespeare’s play “Henry VI, Part ...

In 1935, the Old Globe opened in Balboa Park, presenting abridged versions of William Shakespeare’s plays at the California Pacific International Exposition. Today, the Globe is one of the largest ...