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Henry the Seventh (If Shakespeare Was Honest)

a short comedy
Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard III as an evil monster is malicious Tudor propaganda. There is no shred of evidence implicating Richard in the murders of his brother George and his nephews, the princes in the Tower. Let’s go back to the day of Richard’s death at the Battle of Bosworth. Prepare to discover the real villain.
  
Characters
KING RICHARD III, 32, a virtuous monarch
HENRY TUDOR, 27, a treacherous usurper
LADY MARGARET BEAUFORT, 42, Henry’s mother, a ruthless plotter
PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF YORK, 19, Richard’s niece, betrothed to Henry

Place
Bosworth Field, England
 
Time
August 22, 1485

Winner
Surfside Playhouse 10-Minute Play Contest
Cocoa Beach, Florida
August, 2022


(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
November 14, 2021

​​Cast: Alex Rein (Richard), Matthieu Vinel (Henry), Christine Hooper (Margaret), Rebecca John (Elizabeth)​

​Directed by Stephanie Campion 
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Matthieu Vinel (Henry), Alex Rein (Richard), Christine Hooper (Margaret) and Rebecca John (Elizabeth)​

(online reading)
​Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY,
​October 24, 2021


​​Cast: James Leon (Richard), Tom Parker (Henry), Ellen Barber (Margaret), Brigid Pfeifer (Elizabeth)​
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Ellen Barber (Margaret), Tom Parker (Henry), James Leon (Richard) and Brigid Pfeifer (Elizabeth)​

(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
​July 19, 2021

​​Cast:
Ren Jackson (Richard), JR Robles (Henry), Deborah Seidel (Margaret), Kilby Yarbrough (Elizabeth)​

Directed by Bruce Miller
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Ren Jackson (Richard), JR Robles (Henry), Deborah Seidel (Margaret) and Kilby Yarbrough (Elizabeth)​

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
June 30, 2021

​​Cast: John Lampe
 (Richard), Sean Phillips (Henry), Kristine Niven (Margaret), Bailey Hovermale (Elizabeth)​
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Kristine Niven (Margaret), John Lampe (Richard), Bailey Hovermale (Elizabeth)​ and Sean Phillips (Henry)

(reading)
​
Writers' Evening
Waste Not Theatre
​
Deli Theatre
London
​June 21, 2021

Cast: Sam Barnes
 (Richard), Scott Wright (Henry), Kevin Quinn (Margaret), Meredith Jones Russell (Elizabeth)​
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Meredith Jones Russell (Elizabeth)​, Sam Barnes (Richard), Scott Wright (Henry) and Kevin Quinn (Margaret)

(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
​March 28, 2021


​Cast: Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Richard), Steve Bruun (Henry), Louise Cornetta (Margaret), Sarah Bostock (Elizabeth)​
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Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Richard), Steve Bruun (Henry), Louise Cornetta (Margaret) and Sarah Bostock (Elizabeth)

(online reading)
​
Scriptwriters & Co
Bath, UK
​December 8, 2020


Cast: Al Brunker (Richard), Michael Brand (Henry), Suzanna Cardash (Margaret) and Rosie Closs (Elizabeth)
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Video of Al Brunker (Richard), Michael Brand (Henry), Suzanna Cardash (Margaret) and Rosie Closs (Elizabeth)

(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
November 10, 2020 

Cast: Matthew Provenza (Richard), David Beck (Henry), Diane Quinn (Margaret), Alyson Linefsky (Elizabeth)
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David Beck (Henry) and Matthew Provenza (Richard)

  • Script published in The Courtship of Winds. Summer, 2022