Hi Ken!
I've actually got two scripts that you might find of interest.
I did a 4-hour version of "The Henriad," a compilation of what are (roughly) one-hour versions of Richard II, Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V.
While working on that, I also developed a one-hour compilation called "Shakespeare's Histories; Ten Epic Plays at a Breakneck Pace," which, of course, includes a fair share of Hal/King Henry, but also the whole panoply of the famous History characters. I've been performing it as a one-man show for a few years now (I just performed it last weekend on Facebook and Zoom), but I think it would work great as an ensemble piece for high school/college production.
I'd be happy to email you the Henriad script, if you like, and I could snail-mail you the "Histories" book (which you can also find here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983181241/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 )
Also, as I mentioned just a couple of days ago, I'm posting "explainer" videos on YouTube, and have accumulated four that are specifically about the History plays, which you can find at this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2gbl07oqARBrSGda6MAvfezbRWy6oer9 Best,
Tim Mooney
tim_mooney@earthlink.net------------------------------
Tim Mooney
www.timmooneyrep.comwww.moliere-in-english.com------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 11-23-2020 09:52
From: Ken Buswell
Subject: Hour long cutting of Henry V?
Does anyone have an hour long cutting of Henry V I could look at? I'm considering a Shakespeare play for competition next year and Henry would be a great role for one of our actors (actress, actually). I'll be trying to cut it myself, but I would love to see someone else's attempt to cut it. I'm looking at a few others, but Henry V is one of my favorites (thank you Kenneth Branagh!).
------------------------------
Ken Buswell
Drama Teacher
Peachtree City, GA
http://mcintoshtheater.org/
Theater kills ignorance
------------------------------