Henry V
From: Tuesday, 22nd May 2012
To: Saturday, 30 June 2012
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Synopsis
Shakespeare's patriotic history play about the warrior-king. Henry V leads the English to victory at Agincourt and afterwards is taught the words of love by the French Princess, Katherine. A vivid depiction of the horrors of war and a romantic, fast-moving story.
Our Review:
30 May 2012
Director Roland Smith has more than a passing acquaintance with the casualties of war. When his close friend paratrooper Captain Richard Holmes was killed while serving in Iraq in 2006, his grief was countered by the knowledge that Richard died doing something he believed in. While public approval for the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have dwindled, there has been a surge in the support for the men and women serving in the armed forces; despite the snowballing dissatisfaction with the politics of the wars, the warriors themselves are heralded for their single-minded heroism.
With this in mind, there is an all-too familiar cynicism as this production of Henry V opens with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Ely totting up the Church’s bank balance, and concluding that they would be financially better off if the King were to wage war on France. It’s certainly a production that reveals the horrors of war as well as its triumphs, and the motivati...
Cast
Phillip Desmeules (King Henry V)
Tom Daplyn (Duke of Exeter/Bardolph/Sir Thomas Erpingham)
Liam Smith (Pistol/French King)
Alex Guiney (Chorus/Ambassadors/Montjoy/Duke of Burgundy)
Maggie Bain (Hostess/Gower/Earl of Salisbury/Queen Isabel)
Chris Polick (Sir Thomas Grey/Dauphin/Williams)
Chris Tester (Archbishop of Canterbury/Lord Scroop/Fluellen)
Neil Connolly (The Constable of France/NYM/Duke of York/Governor of Harfleur)
Isaac Jones (Bishop of Ely/Duke of Bedford/Duke of Orleans)
Laura Martin-Simpson (Katharine/Duke of Gloucester)
Zimmy Ryan (Boy/Court/Earl of Cambridge)
Jessica Guise (Earl of Westmoreland/Bates/Alice)
Creative
Shakespeare (Author)
Rowan Rutter (for Theatre Delicatessen) (Producer)
Theatre Delicatessen (Company)
Roland Smith (Director)
Hannah Joss (assistant) (Director)
Katharine Heath (Design)
William Reynolds (Lighting)
Fergus Waldron (Sound)
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