SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Recording of an online production of Shakespeare’s play performed over Zoom. Set in a post-apocalyptic near-future, the casting is gender-blind.

Cast:
Rich Sandford: King Henry V
Sarah Gregori: Rambures and Duke of Exeter
Dan Houghton: Nym, Williams and Montjoy
Christophe Monplaisir: French Soldier, John of Bedford and Bourbon
Allison Abbott: Chorus, Duke of York, Sir Thomas Erpingham, Jamy and
Court
Sadhbh Saoirse: Cambridge, Gower, Boy and Messenger
Steve Walsh: French King, Macmorris and Canterbury Tanya Wylie: Dauphin and Thomas of Clarence
Laura Jury: Governor of Herfleur, Burgundy, Lord Scroop, Ely and Earl of Salisbury
Eve Germaine: Humphrey of Gloucester, Sir Thomas Grey and understudy for Catherine
Parascovia Everett: Alice and Hostess
Samuel Swaffield: Earl of Westmorland and Fluellen
Jenny Coverack: Earl of Warwick, Bates, Bardolph and Constable of France
Ben Butler: Pistol, Ambassador of France, English Herald and Duke of Orleans
Sarah Hobbs: Catherine

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1 Aug 2021

Transmission details

8 Aug 2022

Duration

155 mins

Credits

Director

Laura Jury

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Future

Plays

Henry V

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Gender-blind casting

Notes

History

Recorded for screening online via the Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s "Fringplayer" in August 2021

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/bS7p5NAN6SM

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company

Email

southdevonplayers@gmail.com

Web

https://www.southdevonplayers.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

07855 090589

Address

Laura Jury
Chestnut Community Centre
1-3 Poplar Close
Brixham, Devon
TQ5 0SA
UK

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window