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Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
7.0 / 10• 2012• 2h 44m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of Henry’s campaign to recapture the English possessions in France. But the ambitions of this charismatic king are challenged by a host of vivid characters caught up in the real horrors of war. Henry V, which opened the new Globe with the words ‘O for a muse of fire’, celebrates the power of language to summon into life courts, pubs, ships and battlefields within the ‘wooden O’ - and beyond.
Cast & Crew
Jamie Parker
Henry V
Lead
Brid Brennan
Queen Isabel
Graham Butler
Duke of Bourbon/Alexander Court
Olivia Ross
Princess Katherine/ Boy
Nigel Cooke
Duke of Exeter
Giles Cooper
Montjoy/ Monsieur le Fer/Sir Thomas Grey
Sam Cox
Pistol
Kurt Egyiawan
Louis the Dauphin/Lord Scroop
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dominic Dromgoole's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
