It's Henry IV Part I, btw. They typically do the Henry cycle in order from the start (and keep many of the actors in the same roles throughout), so the Henry VI plays should be a few years down the road. All you really need to know about it, I think, is that it's the beginning of the making of the man that will be Henry V, plus it has Falstaff.
And Twelfth Night is possibly my #1 favorite of the plays, but I doubt you need to have read it. This production in particular is played mostly as farce, so just kick back and enjoy. :-) Personally, I think there's something kind of pure and interesting about the experience of seeing a Shakespeare play I haven't read and analyzed to death, on the rare occasions I get to do it.
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Date: 2010-10-05 08:21 pm (UTC)And Twelfth Night is possibly my #1 favorite of the plays, but I doubt you need to have read it. This production in particular is played mostly as farce, so just kick back and enjoy. :-) Personally, I think there's something kind of pure and interesting about the experience of seeing a Shakespeare play I haven't read and analyzed to death, on the rare occasions I get to do it.