Performance

Venue	Barn Theatre
Town	Cirencester
County	Gloucestershire
From	22nd May 2019
Opened	24th May 2019
To	22nd June 2019
When	19:30. Thu, Sat Mat 14:30. May 24 at 18:30
Barn Theatre (V852946972)
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Date of change: 23 Apr 19 - T961659108
Date of change: 30 Jan 19 - T961659108

Henry V

Work:: Henry V (S3563)

Shakespeare's patriotic history play about the warrior-king. Henry V leads the English to victory at Agincourt and afterwards is taught the words of love by the French Princess, Katherine. A vivid depiction of the horrors of war and a romantic, fast-moving story.

Author

Shakespeare

Production:: (T961659108)

Set in modern surroundings, this timeless Shakespeare classic is cleverly brought up to date and explores the conflict between tradition and modernity in Britain through the lens of a nation at war. A clash of traditional and modern, the performance optimises atmospheric neon scenography to place the audience in the current moment whilst maintaining the beauty of Shakespeare's language. The play cleverly preserve's Shakespeare's questioning of the symbolism of monarchy whilst investigating current British Nationalism and explores what it means to be a great leader. A beautiful original score transforms Shakespeare's work into a modern, mesmerising spectacle of tension and excitement.

Company	Built by Barn
Director	Hal Chambers
Design	Emily Leonard
Director	Christos Dante (fight director)
Director	Kate Webster (movement director)
Music	Harry Smith
Design	Benjamin Collins (projection)
Sound	Chris Cleal
Lighting	Sam Rowcliffe Tanner
Performer	Aaron Sidwell (Henry)
Performer	Lauren Samuels (Katherine / Boy)
Performer	Matt Ray Brown (Exeter / Orleans)
Performer	Alicia Charles (Bardolph / Williams)
Performer	Elin Philips (Fluellen)
Performer	Adam Sopp (Pistol / Constable)
Performer	Sarah Waddell (Queen of France)
Performer	Jonathan Woolf (Nym / Dauphin)

Listing:: L1752841551

Production details

Set in modern surroundings, this timeless Shakespeare classic is cleverly brought up to date and explores the conflict between tradition and modernity in Britain through the lens of a nation at war. A clash of traditional and modern, the performance optimises atmospheric neon scenography to place the audience in the current moment whilst maintaining the beauty of Shakespeare's language. The play cleverly preserve's Shakespeare's questioning of the symbolism of monarchy whilst investigating current British Nationalism and explores what it means to be a great leader. A beautiful original score transforms Shakespeare's work into a modern, mesmerising spectacle of tension and excitement.

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