Henry V

Synopsis: National Theatre recording on a single, fixed camera of the modern-dress production of Henry V directed by Nicholas Hynter and designed by Tim Hatley.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 10 May 2003
Duration: 180 (incl. 20min interval)

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Simon Webb

Production Design

Tim Hatley

Cast

Adrian Lester	King Henry V
Penny Downie	Chorus
William Gaunt	Archbishop of Canterbury
Felicite Du Jeu	Katherine
Adam Levy	Dauphin
Cecilia Noble	Hostess, formerly Mistress Quickly
Cecilia Noble	Queen Isabel
David Kennedy	Michael Williams
David Kennedy	Bardolph
David Weston	Bishop of Ely
David Weston	Sir Thomas Erpingham
Desmond Barrit	Sir John Falstaff
Faz Singhateh	Earl of Westmoreland
Iain Mitchell	Constable of France
Ian Hogg	King Charles VI of France
Jamie Harding	French soldier (Le Fer)
John Normington	Governor of Harfleur
Jude Akuwudike	Pistol
Marian McLoughlin	Alice
Mark Springer	Duke of Bourbon
Mark Springer	Sir Thomas Grey
Nick Sampson	Duke of Orleans
Nick Sampson	Richard, Earl of Cambridge
Peter Blythe	Duke of Exeter
Peter Blythe	Fluellen
Robert Horwell	Alexander Court
Robert Horwell	Nim
Robert Horwell	Duke of York
Rohan Siva	Jamy
Rohan Siva	Montjoy
Rupert Wickham	Ambassador
Rupert Wickham	Gower
Russsell Tovey	Boy (Falstaff’s page)
Tim Treloar	Duke of Bedford
Tim Treloar	John Bates
Tom McKay	Duke of Gloucester
Tom McKay	Henry, Lord Scroop of Masham
Tony Devlin	Macmorris
Tony Devlin	Earl of Warwick
William Gaunt	Duke of Burgundy

Notes: A transcript of the NT Platform conversation, in which Daniel Rosenthal talks to director Nicholas Hynter about the directorial decisions behind the production can be read by visiting http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=16746.

Jane Edwardes, Mark Shenton and Carole Woddis offer differing opinions on the production. Dominic Cavendish hosts an interview which took place 16 May 2003. The discussion (catalogued separately) can be listened to on http://www.theatrevoice.com (accessed 5/2007).
General: Many believed the production, Hynter’s first as Director of the National Theatre, to be a response to Britain’s involvement in the war in Iraq.
History: Opening night 6 May 2003. Matinee performance recorded.

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