Shakespeare's bloodiest power grab, staged like a punk-rock fever dream you can't escape.
Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestThomas Jolly and his troupe, La Piccola Familia, have embarked on a creative cycle based on the written epic "Henry VI." This monumental work by William Shakespeare, published in 1592, consists of three plays, 80 scenes, and 12,000 verses that recount the 50-year reign of this king of England. Against the backdrop of the Hundred Years' War and the internal strife linked to the civil war of the "Two Roses," this dramatic episode in English history saw the royal houses of York and Lancaster torn apart in the race for power.
Direction
Jolly's eight-episode marathon reimagines epic theatre.
Acting
La Piccola Familia's ensemble physicality is devastating.
Production
12,000 verses compressed into visceral contemporary ritual.
Creator
Thomas Jolly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
La Piccola Familia developed this cycle through years of collaborative physical training, with actors rotating roles across productions.
Jolly's approach mirrors 1960s Polish laboratory theatre—Grotowski's poor theatre stripped bare, but with the endurance sport of contemporary French performance.
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