By William Shakespeare
Follow your spirit: and upon this charge,
Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George!
As England triumphs at the Battle of Agincourt during her quest to win the French crown, Henry V becomes one of the great warrior kings leading “we happy few, we band of brothers”.
Staged on the eve of the Chilcot report into why our country goes to war, and whom we trust to take us there, Henry V was directed by Donmar Warehouse Associate Director Robert Hastie, with Olivier Award-winning actress Michelle Terry in the title role.
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The perfect time to stage a play about England's relationship with its European neighbours, we celebrated Shakespeare’s creative influence in national and global culture in this, the 400th anniversary of his death.
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"Robert Hastie's REVELATORY REVIVAL ...cuts to the heart of its concerns. A vital wakeup jolt to us all"
Guardian
"Michelle Terry is RIVETING. This is an excitingly staged production in which armies clash by smoke-filled night and drums resoundingly echo"
Time Out
"Michelle Terry brings a touch of danger to Shakespeare's warrior king. For all the streak of darkness at its heart, this is A KINETIC, FAST-PACED PRODUCTION that...absolutely nails the comedy - Alex Bhat is hilarious as a loserish Dauphin. But it all comes back to Terry: whatever gender she is playing, that ringing voice delivering some of the most stirring speeches ever written is worth the price of admission alone."
The Stage
"(Michelle Terry’s) a superb orator, her delivery FRESH and INTELLIGENT, sometimes DISARMINGLY GENTLE, sometimes COMPLETELY COMMANDING. She has such a way with verse, the words sphere in her mouth and she packs nuance and emotion into every line. A TRIUMPH for Terry. She is one of the most capable Shakespearean actors around.”
Daily Mail
"In Robert Hastie's MUSCULAR, UNCOMPROMISING production, Michelle Terry as the warlike Harry... is every inch the lion: England's answer to Joan of Arc."
The Arts Desk
"It’s immersive qualities place us in the thick of the action: soldiers spill out into the aisles, drummers pound a blood-pumping rhythm behind us, and…the “blast of war” does indeed blow in our ears”
Creative team
- Director – Robert Hastie
- Set & Costume Designer – Anna Fleischle
- Movement Director – John Ross
- Composer – Yaron Engler
- Lighting Designer – Joshua Carr
- Sound Designer – Avgoustos Psillas for Autograph
- Season Associate Director (Voice & Text) – Barbara Houseman
- Fight Director – Kate Waters
- Casting Director – Alastair Coomer CDG & Charlotte Sutton
The cast
- Captain Fluellen – Catrin Aaron
- Pistol – Philip Arditti
- The Dauphin – Alex Bhat
- Duke of Warwick – Raphael Bushay
- Lord Scroop, Duke of Orleans – Phil Cheadle
- Chorus – Charlotte Cornwell
- Lieutenant Bardolph, Bates – Bobby Delaney
- Duke of Exeter – Ryan Ellsworth
- Captain Jamy, Nell Quickly, Duke of Beaumont – Polly Frame
- Corporal Nym, Duke of Burgundy – Beruce Khan
- Duke of Bedford – Syrus Lowe
- Williams, Le Fer – Jack McMullen
- Duke of Westmoreland – Dyfrig Morris
- Captain MacMorris, Montjoy – Jessica Regan
- Alice, Bishop of Ely – Joy Richardson
- Archbishop of Canterbury, King of France, Sir Thomas Erpingham – David Sibley
- Captain Gower – Cat Simmons
- King Henry – Michelle Terry
- Constable of France – Dwane Walcott
- The Boy, Princess Katherine – Ben Wiggins
