Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2012)
Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of Henry’s campaign to recapture the English possessions in France. But the ambitions of this charismatic king are challenged by a host of vivid characters caught up in the real horrors of war. Henry V, which opened the new Globe with the words ‘O for a muse of fire’, celebrates the power of language to summon into life courts, pubs, ships and battlefields within the ‘wooden O’ - and beyond.
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Jamie ParkerHenry V
Brid BrennanQueen Isabel
Graham ButlerDuke of Bourbon/Alexander Court
Olivia RossPrincess Katherine/ Boy
Nigel CookeDuke of Exeter
Giles CooperMontjoy/ Monsieur le Fer/Sir Thomas Grey
Sam CoxPistolSam CoxPistol
Kurt EgyiawanLouis the Dauphin/Lord ScroopMatthew FlynnCaptain Gower
David HargreavesKing of France/ Nym/ Sir Thomas Erpingham
Beruce KhanJohn Bates/Duke of YorkKeywords
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What is Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe about?
Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of Henry’s campaign to recapture the English possessions in France. But the ambitions of this charismatic king are challenged by a host of vivid characters caught up in the real horrors of war. Henry V, which opened the new Globe with the words ‘O for a muse of fire’, celebrates the power of language to summon into life courts, pubs, ships and battlefields within the ‘wooden O’ - and beyond.
How long is Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe?
Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe has a runtime of 164 minutes.