The Breath of Kings

Shakespeare's Henry 6 plays are one of the great undiscovered gems of Western Literature. An intoxicating mix of violence, politics and romance, this civil war is as machiavellian as Succession and as brutal as Game of Thrones. Henry 6 is a rare thing - a religious pacifist in a time of war and his wife the opposite - a ferocious mother willing to destroy an entire country to protect those she loves. But family and country are going to unravel, and a gleefully malicious Richard of Gloucester is waiting in the wings to take advantage of this chaos.

The Breath of Kings is a rare chance to see these plays in all their glory. Burning House will bring their unique blend of ambition and insight to a repertoire season of the Henry 6 plays and Richard 3, with more adventurous audience members able to watch all plays in a massive five hour long event on weekends. This is theatre at its most ambitious and exciting - and for those of you missing big, festival epics The Breath of Kings is here to deliver.

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This production has mixed seating. To reflect the tangible, communal atmosphere of Shakespeare's Globe audience members will be presented with the option of set seating or the option to stand. Both plays are performed in the round and audience members will be standing or sitting around the performance area. During the performance, audience members will be invited onto the performance area itself and are free to move around as they wish. No audience member will be touched by any member of the cast without express permission and consent, nor will any audience member be expected to speak. You are, of course, welcome to yelp, cheer, boo and whoop to your heart's content as you watch the action unfold.