Henry IV

Synopsis: Videorecording of the play performed at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Centre, NY in 2004. The adaptation combined scenes from Parts 1 and 2. The play was directed for stage by Jack O’Brien and videotaped for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Patrick Hoffman. Richard Easton is King Henry and Kevin Kline, Falstaff.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 13 Jan 2004
Duration: 199 mins

Director

Jack O’Brien

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Mark Bennett

Production Design

Ralph Funicello

Costume

Jess Goldstein

Contributor

Patrick Hoffman

Cast

Richard Easton	King Henry IV
Michael Hayden	Prince Henry (Hal)
Kevin Kline	Sir John Falstaff
Ethan Hawke	Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Jeff Weiss	Robert Shallow
Aaron Krohn
Anastasia Barzee	Lady Mortimer
Byron Jennings	Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Dakin Matthews	Neville, Earl of Warwick
Dakin Matthews	Owen Glendower
Dana Ivey	Lady Northumberland
David Manis	Pistol
Genevieve Elam	Doll Tearsheet
Jed Orleman	Davy
Lorenzo Pisoni	Lord John of Lancaster
Peter Jay Fernandez	Sir Richard Vernon
Scott Ferrara	Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
Stephen DeRosa	Bardolph
Steve Rankin	Poins
Stevie Ray Dallimore	Lord Hastings
Terry Beaver	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Tom Bloom	Silence
Ty Jones	Nim
Tyrees Allen	Earl of Westmoreland

Notes: An interview with Kline about his approach to the role of Falstaff can be read by visiting http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june04/falstaff_01-07.html
General: Aaron Khron is credited as playing the role of ‘Francis’ - it is not known if this was Francis Feeble or Francis, the Drawer.
Reviews: Curtain Up: The Internet Theater Magazine of Reviews, Features, Annotated Listings
http://www.curtainup.com/henry4beaumont.html

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