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A mother, son and dead father are heard through interlocking monologues and letters they write to one another. The son has moved to the city; the mother appears never to receive his letters and asks why he does not answer, while telling him his father has died. Their failed communication deepens the work's absurdity.
John Barton's three-play adaptation combines Shakespeare's four history plays about the Wars of the Roses into a trilogy: Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard III. It follows the struggle between Lancaster and York for England's throne, presenting political power as a violent cycle that culminates in Richard III's rise and fall.
A mother, son and dead father are heard through interlocking monologues and letters they write to one another. The son has moved to the city; the mother appears never to receive his letters and asks why he does not answer, while telling him his father has died. Their failed communication deepens the work's absurdity.
John Barton's three-play adaptation combines Shakespeare's four history plays about the Wars of the Roses into a trilogy: Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard III. It follows the struggle between Lancaster and York for England's throne, presenting political power as a violent cycle that culminates in Richard III's rise and fall.