Henry IV. Part 2

Synopsis: Video recording of Nicholas Hytner’s 2005 production for the National Theatre with David Bradley as King Henry and Michael Gambon as Falstaff.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 21 Jun 2005

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Mark Thompson

Cast

David Bradley	King Henry IV
Michael Gambon	Sir John Falstaff
Susan Brown	Mistress Quickly
John Wood	Robert Shallow
Adrian Scarborough	Poins
Adrian Scarborough	Silence
Alistair Petrie	Ralph Mouldy
Andrew Westfield	Pistol
Andrew Westfield	Travers
Daniel Worters	Page
Darren Hart	Francis, a Drawer
Darren Hart	Thomas Wart
Elliot Levey	Francis Feeble
Elliot Levey	Servant to Lord Chief Justice (Servant)
Elliot Levey	Earl of Westmoreland
Eve Myles	Doll Tearsheet
Harry Peacock	Peter Bullcalf
Harry Peacock	Fang
Harry Peacock	Sir John Coleville
Iain Mitchell	Lord Chief Justice
Ian Gelder	Davy
Jeffrey Kissoon	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
John Carlisle	Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York
Matthew Macfadyen	Prince Henry (Hal)
Michelle Dockery	Simon Shadow
Naomi Frederick	Lady Percy
Penelope McGhie	Lady Northumberland
Robert Blythe	Gower
Robert Blythe	Neville, Earl of Warwick
Robert Lister	Beadle
Robert Lister	Lord Hastings
Rupert Ward-Lewis	Lord Bardolph
Rupert Ward-Lewis	Thomas, Duke of Clarence
Samuel Roukin	Lord John of Lancaster
Samuel Roukin	Snare
Thomas Arnold	Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Thomas Arnold	Lord Mowbray
Tom Marshall	Earl of Surrey

Notes: The two parts of the play were also recorded on three camera by V&A Theatre and Performance Collections, National Video Archive of Performance on 27 August 2005 and may be viewed there by appointment.
General: An episode of the South Bank Show (1 May 2005), catalogued separately, is a fly-on-the-wall documentary on the staging of the production.
History: The production opened 5 April 2005

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