it was my ambition from being a kid to experience the whole cannon.

I think I saw most of them - during a convulsive effort at the end of the 1980's.

I haven't seen Henry VIII. i have it on audio tape. Mind you I'm lucky in that I don't live more than a couple of hours drive from Stratford on Avon.

I saw the three Henry 6's compressed into two by the touring English Shakespeare Company - Michael Bogdanov's thing. he did The Henry's Henry 4 (1&2) Henry 5 and then Henry 6 as described. then the next year, he did The Wars of the roses - Richard 2 right through to Richard 3 - taking in the Henry's. Brilliant stuff.

However it worked out rather strangely in some ways because of course Shakespeare didn't write them as a soap opera, and Richard 2 is of course when he he was a brilliant mature playwright - fully in control of his technique - whereas Richard 3 was pretty much his first big hit and he was chucking in everything beheadings, battles, drowning in malmsy butts, all impossible to stage in any age - but lots of fun. so it devolved from his best play to his - attempt at a slasher (shall we say).

anyway all the best in your quest to see everything - a worthwhile project! Have fun!

all the best

Big Al Whittle