Henry the Sixth, part Three
Chaos in the country, father kills son and son kills father and another son is killed and his father's head smit off and we see the future Richard the Third growing up with his brothers and they kill another father and son and we have a new king. Dysfunction all around.
In Henry the Sixth, part Three, keep an eye on the amazing Margaret.
Here is a detailed synopsis on Wikipedia.
This is a chart of the actual historical characters: 3 Henry the Sixth
If your group reads the plays straight through in one sitting and you want to divide up the parts, we have a number of “cast” lists already divided up for you. These are text files that you can edit to suit your group. We always recommend in a straight-through read that each participant take a moment beforehand to mark their parts—then everything proceeds so smoothly. (charts coming soon!)
• Cast for 8, plus a reader for Stage Directions
• Cast for 9, plus a reader for Stage Directions
• Cast for 12, plus a reader for Stage Directions
For those of you who provide parts a scene at a time, this Character Chart shows all the characters' lines in each scene: 3 Henry the Sixth
This is an audio recording of the play by professional actors with sound effects:
There are few films of this play. This BBC version uses the actual text—yay!