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Henry V

Henry V

aka King Henry V or The Life of Henry the Fifth

by William Shakespeare

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History
Large Cast (14+)

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Henry V

Henry V





Shakepeare's history play about King Henry V's ascent from king to hero.


Story:

King Henry V strives to gain respect during England’s growing unrest, and he takes his father’s advice to turn the people’s attention toward foreign conquests, resolving to make a claim to the French crown. As the king prepares to set sail for France, an assassination plot is uncovered and England’s demands are rejected by France, raising the stakes and increasing the hostility in the air. The resulting Battle of Agincourt is a bold examination of power, camaraderie and courage against all odds as Henry leads his vastly outnumbered army to unexpected victory. The conquest not only turns a divided realm into a unified nation — it secures Henry’s place as one of England’s greatest warrior kings.


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Fun Fact

Shakespeare's primary source for history plays like Henry V was Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles.

Playwright

Playwright
William Shakespeare



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Bedlow Street Theatre
Opening Night
Dec 17, 1804
Original Cast
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper

1900 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Garden Theatre
Opening Night
Oct 3, 1900
Total Performances
54
Original Cast
A. G. Andrews, Woodward Barrett, Edwin L. Belden, Arthur Berthelet, Sheridan Block, Georgine Brandon, Ida Brassey, Edwin Brewster, W. H. Brown, F.C. Butler, James L. Carhart, Salesbury Cash, Dorothy Chester, Bouic Clark, J. Palmer Collins, Mervyn Dallas, G.H. Davis, John C. Dixon, Augustin Duncan, Malcolm Duncan, Charles J. Edmonds, F. Gaillard, C.H. Geldart, J. E. Gordon, W. J. Green, W. N. Griffith, J. F. Hussey, M. Hutchinson, Wallace Jackson, Stanley Jessup, Florence Kahn, J. H. Lee, Prince Lloyd, John Malone, Richard Mansfield, Estelle Mortimer, W. E. Peters, C. C. Quimby, William Robbins, P. J. Rollow, Suzanne Santje, E.H. Sheilds, William Sorelle, Arthur Stanford, Richard Sterling, P.W. Thompson, Clement Toole, B. W. Turner, E. H. Vincent, Ernest C. Warde, Joseph Whiting, J. A. Wilkes, B. W. Winter
Producer
Richard Mansfield

1912 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Daly's Theatre
Opening Night
Sep 30, 1912
Total Performances
16
Original Cast
Henry Carvill, Suzette Cotta, Reginald Dane, M. Delaney, Wallace Erskine, Annie Hughes, Herbert Jarman, Nicholas Joy, Frank McEntee, J. H. Owen, Dixon Peters, Douglas Ross, Ina Rourke, Dion Titheradge, Madge Titheradge, Lewis Waller, J. M. Wright, Arthur Wylie

1928 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Hampden's Theatre
Opening Night
Mar 15, 1928
Total Performances
44
Original Cast
Marie Adels, Dallas Anderson, Gage Bennett, Randolph Carleton, Howard Claney, Andree Corday, Edwin Cushman, Murray Darcy, Reynolds Evans, Jack Gilchrist, Thomas Gomez, C. Norman Hammond, Walter Hampden, Gordon Hart, Stanley Howlett, P. J. Kelly, Joseph Latham, Jan Lindermann, Caroline Meade, Mabel Moore, Edwin Phillips, Louis Polan, Ben Probst, Ernest Rowan, Franklin Salisbury, W. H. Sams, William Sauter, Robert C. Schnitzer, Charles Wright, Cecil Yapp
Director
Claude Bragdon
Producer
Walter Hampden

1958 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Broadway Theatre
Opening Night
Dec 25, 1958
Total Performances
11
Original Cast
Joss Ackland, Robert Algar, John Bonney, Peggy Butt, Peter Cellier, Margaret Courtenay, James Culliford, Michael Culver, Judi Dench, David Dodimead, Jane Downs, Simon Fraser, David Gardner, John Gay, Jennie Goossens, Timothy Harley, Gerald Harper, Douglas Harris, Laurence Harvey, Peter Hodgson, John Humphry, Ursula Jenkins, Thomas Johnston, Dudley Jones, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Dyson Lovell, James Mellor, Oliver Neville, Joseph O'Conor, Roy Patrick, Job Stewart, Crispian Woodgate, Richard Wordsworth, William Young
Director
Michael Benthall
Producer
Old Vic Trust, Ltd., Arts Council of Great Britain and S. Hurok
Scenic Design
Audrey Cruddas
Costume Design
Audrey Cruddas

1969 Broadway Revival

Theatre
ANTA Playhouse
Opening Night
Nov 10, 1969
Total Performances
16
Original Cast
Martin Broomfield, Philip Bruns, Len Cariou, Gerald Cooper, Gary Copeland, Barry Corbin, Frank Cossa, Danny Davis, Jesse Davis, Michael Diamond, Mary Doyle, Patricia Elliott, Herbert Foster, Robert Foxworth, Fredric Glenn, Celeste Grant, Madge Grant, Mervyn Haines, Jr., Bolen High, Robert Jackson, Tom Klunis, John LaGioia, James Laurence, Davidson Lloyd, Joseph Maher, Roberta Maxwell, Evan Nichols, Riggs O'Hara, Michael Parish, Anthony Passantino, Gil Payette, Wyman Pendleton, Gary Poe, June Prud'Homme, Ellis Richardson, Tim Riley, Jack Ryland, Robert Scogin, Roger Serbagi, Ben Simon, Carl Strano, Kristoffer Tabori, Tony Thomas, Tony Van Bridge, Archibald Walker, G. Wood
Director
Michael Kahn
Producer
ANTA
Scenic Design
Karl Eigsti
Costume Design
Jeanne Button
Lighting Design
Thomas Skelton
Sound Design
Alvin Lucier

1944 Film Version

Movie Name
Henry V
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Laurence Olivier
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks

1989 Film Version

Movie Name
Henry V
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Screenplay
Kenneth Branagh
Starring
Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd


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1970 Theatre World Award Nominations

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