Shakespeares riveting epic drama of a family in crisis and a country on the brink of civil war wracked by illness and tormented by guilt king henry iv fears for englands future after his death the heir to the throne prince hal seems intent only on a life of debauchery in the company of the dissolute but hilarious sir john falstaff. King henry iv the shadow of succession la theatre works audio theatre collections althaus harry shakespeare william newell charles isbn 9781580813785 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. King henry iv the shadow of succession synopsis an audio recording by los angeles theatre works of the production of king henry iv the shadow of succession henry iv adapted by charles newell and david bevington first staged at the university of chicago 5 january 18 february 1996 the adaptation includes lines from king john richard ii and henry v john reeger is henry iv and william . King henry iv the shadow of succession is an adaptation by charles newell and david bevington of shakespeares two henry iv plays it preserves the ideas of the plays individually but has a greater degree of dramatic balance and more suspense the script also incorpo rates lines from richard ii king john and henry v