Henry IV. Part 2

Synopsis: A modern interpretation by the English Shakespeare Company, recorded at the Grand Theatre, Swansea, before a live audience. The seven plays in the ‘Wars of the Roses’ cycle were performed over seven nights, with 28 actors playing nearly 500 roles.
Series: Wars of the Roses, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1991
Duration: 180 mins
Availability: OUT OF UK DISTRIBUTION (2005)

Director

Michael Bogdanov

Producer

Jean-Paul Chapple

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Michael Cronin	King Henry IV
Michael Pennington	Prince Henry, later crowned Henry V
Barry Stanton	Sir John Falstaff
June Watson	Mistress Quickly
Clyde Pollitt	Robert Shallow
Andrew Jarvis	Harcourt
Ann Penfold	Lady Percy
Ben Bazell	Earl of Westmoreland
Ben Bazell	Third drawer
Ben Bazell	Fang
Charles Dale	Poins
Charles Dale	Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Colin Farrell	Bardolph
Francesca Ryan	Doll Tearsheet
Hugh Sullivan	Lord Chief Justice
Jack Carr	Ralph Mouldy
Jack Carr	Lord Hastings
John Darrell	Scroop, Archbishop of York
John Darrell	Francis Feeble
John Dougall	Thomas Wart
John Tramper	Page
Michael Fenner	Peter Bullcalf
Michael Fenner	Lord Mowbray
Paul Brennan	Pistol
Philip Bowen	Silence
Philip Rees	Sir John Coleville
Robert Hands	Prince John of Lancaster
Roger Booth	Davy
Roger Booth	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Simon Elliott	Second drawer
Simon Elliott	Simon Shadow
Simon Elliott	Travers
Sion Probert	Morton
Stephen Jameson	Thomas, Duke of Clarence
Stephen Jameson	First drawer
Stephen Jameson	Snare
Susanna Best	Lady Northumberland

Notes: Article in The Guardian 4 May 89 about the filming of the plays. Reviewed by RenÈ Pigeon in Shakespeare Bulletin, Vol 12 No 4 (1994), pp37-40.
Reviewed by Brian Morton in Times Educational Supplement’ (29 Mar 1991), p. 27.

Bulletin, Vol 12 No 4 (1994), pp. 37-40. Article in the TES 29 March, 1991.

Bogdanov, Michael & Michael Pennington, The English Shakespeare Company: The Making of ‘The Wars of the Roses’ (London: Nick Hern Books, 1990).

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General: It has not been possible to ascertain with 100% accuracy which actors played some of the smaller roles in this recording, as they were changed as the tour progressed. The actors cited all played the part at some point in 1989.

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