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Henry IV, Part 2

Shakespeare's play examines the burdens of kingship, ageing and atonement and bids farewell to his greatest comic creation, Falstaff.

by William Shakespeare
Introduced by Toby Jones

KING HENRY IV ..... James Purefoy
PRINCE HARRY .....Luke Thompson
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF .....Toby Jones
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE .....Peter Sullivan
JUSTICE SHALLOW ..... James Fleet
ARCHBISHOP / FEEBLE / SILENCE ..... Dominic Coleman
NORTHUMBERLAND / FANG / WESTMORELAND ..... Gerard McDermott
DOLL TEARSHEET / LADY PERCY ..... Natalie Simpson
MISTRESS QUICKLY / LADY NORTHUMBERLAND ..... Georgie Glen
PISTOL / PETO / FIRST GROOM ..... Lloyd Hutchinson
BARDOLPH / BULLCALF / MOWBRAY ..... Ewan Bailey
COLEVILE / SHADOW ..... Tunji Kasim
HASTINGS / MOULDY ..... Samuel James
WARWICK ..... Dominic Mafham
LANCASTER / DAVY / MESSENGER / WART ..... Will Kirk
POINS/ SECOND GROOM / GOWER ..... Hasan Dixon
GLOUCESTER / PAGE ..... Billy Jenkins
CLARENCE / SERVANT ..... Connor Curren

Music composed by Jon Nicholls
Sound design by Keith Graham, Peter Ringrose and Ali Craig

Adapted and directed by Sally Avens

The king may have won the battle of Shrewsbury, but civil war still rages across a divided country and the royal family itself is at odds: Henry is ailing and remains uncertain of his son鈥檚 unruly ways; is Harry ready to take up the responsibilities of Kingship when the time comes? Or will Falstaff, that 'villainous abominable misleader of youth', persuade him to the bad once more?

Shakespeare鈥檚 play provides both hilarity and heartbreak as it reflects upon ageing, the legitimacy of leadership and the burden of power.

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1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Apr 2024 20:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Apr 2023 19:30
  • Sun 14 Apr 2024 20:00