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Henry V from Shakespeare’s Globe

Shakespeare’s masterpiece, on stage at one of London’s most famous landmarks, tells the violent and patriotic story of the ambitious king’s campaign to recapture the French throne.

Shakespeare’s masterpiece about the turbulence of life and war in the 15th century. Filmed on the stage of one of London’s most famous landmarks, it tells the violent, patriotic yet romantic story of Henry’s campaign to recapture the French throne as he leads his outnumbered troops to victory at the Battle of Agincourt.

Henry V, with its famous ‘O for a muse of fire’ opening, celebrates the power of language to summon into life vivid characters caught up in the horrors of war, motivated by an ambitious and charismatic king.
Much loved for his performance as Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Jamie Parker returns to Hal’s journey as Henry V. Directed in 2012 by Shakespeare’s Globe’s former artistic director Dominic Dromgoole.

2 hours, 42 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Oct 2023 19:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Henry V Jamie Parker
Captain Fluellen/Bishop of Ely Brendan O'Hea
Bardolph/Archbishop of Canterbury/Duke of Burgundy Paul Rider
Chorus/Queen Isabel Brid Brennan
Pistol Sam Cox
King of France/Nym/Sir Thomas Erpingham David Hargreaves
Michael Williams/Earl of Cambridge / Duke of Orleans/Captain Jamy Chris Starkie
Princess Katherine/Boy Olivia Ross
Duke of Exeter Nigel Cooke
Louis the Dauphin/Lord Scroop Kurt Egyiawan
Constable of France/Governor of Harfleur Roger Watkins
Montjoy / Monseiur le Fer / Sir Thomas Grey Giles Cooper
Hostess Quickly/Alice Lisa Stevenson
Captain Gower Matthew Flynn
Earl of Westmoreland/Captain MacMorris James Lailey
John Bates/Duke of York Beruce Khan
Ambassador/Duke of Bourbon / Alexander Court Graham Butler
Director Dominic Dromgoole
Executive Producer Dominic Dromgoole
Executive Producer Robert Marshall
Producer Eva Koch-Schulte

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