Henry V - Shakespeare's Globe
Pro reviewers average
2013-06-18
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 c...
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.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Jun 7 2012 to Aug 26 2012 |
| Theatre | Shakespeare's Globe |
| Pro Average | |
| Peer Average | |
| My Rating | Review This Show |
| Quentin Letts (Daily Mail) | Full Review | |
| Fiona Mountford (Evening Standard) | Full Review | |
| What's on Stage (Other reviewers) | Full Review | |
| Dominic Maxwell (The Times) | Full Review | |
| Dominic Cavendish (The Telegraph) | Full Review | |
| Lyn Gardner (The Guardian) | Full Review | |
| Paul Taylor (The Independent) | Full Review | |
| Sarah Hemming (Financial Times) | Full Review | |
| Andrzej Lukowski (Time Out) | Full Review |
| Chris Walsh | ||
| Moloch | ||
| Mary Tapper | ||
| Cabe Franklin | Jamie Parker does well, but the Globe remains a largely touristic or anthropological/historical experience as opposed to a great theatregoing one. The acoustics, light, planes flying overhead, lack of amplification, wooden cramped seating, and so on do make it harder than usual to focus on what's happening on stage. That said, it is a great effort from all the actors, and an interesting experience to see what the work of projecting Shakespeare's words to a half-distracted crowd must have been like. |
Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Drama | |
| Synopsis | ||
| 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. | ||
| Author | William Shakespeare | |
| Director | Dominic Dromgoole | |
| Featured Actors/Actresses | Graham Butler | |
| Bríd Brennan | ||
| Jamie Parker | ||
| Nigel Cooke | ||
| Giles Cooper | ||
| Sam Cox | ||
| Kurt Egyiawan | ||
| Matthew Flynn | ||
| David Hargreaves | ||
| Beruce Khan | ||
| James Lailey | ||
| Paul Rider | ||
| Olivia Ross | ||
| Chris Starkie | ||
| Lisa Stevenson | ||
| Roger Watkins | ||
| Brendan O'Hea | ||
| Designer | Jonathan Fensom | |
| Set Designer | Jonathon Fensom | |
| Movement/Choreography | Sian Williams | |
| Music | Claire van Kampen | |