Henry V

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 distribution (2005)

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).

The plays are sold as a series by Films for the Humanities & Sciences within the US and Canada only.
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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Shakespeare, "Henry V". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/9527 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)

Michael Pennington	King Henry V
Barry Stanton	Chorus
Francesca Ryan	Katherine
Andrew Jarvis	Dauphin
Ben Bazell	Jamy
Charles Dale	Duke of Gloucester
Clyde Pollitt	King Charles VI of France
Colin Farrell	Sir Thomas Erpingham
Colin Farrell	Bardolph
Hugh Sullivan	Constable of France
Ian Burford	Duke of Exeter
John Tramper	Boy (Falstaff’s page)
June Watson	Queen Isabel
June Watson	Hostess, formerly Mistress Quickly
Michael Cronin	Macmorris
Michael Fenner	Gower
Philip Bowen	Montjoy
Roger Booth	Governor of Harfleur
Sion Probert	Fluellen
Stephen Jameson	John Bates
Stephen Jameson	Duke of Clarence

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