Theater
Henry IV Part II
BAM, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and The Ohio State University present
King and Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings
Henry IV Part II
Royal Shakespeare Company
Henry IV’s army has suppressed the rebel uprising. But the king has fallen ill, Prince Hal (Alex Hassell) has fallen in again with the corrupting influences of Falstaff (Antony Sher), and a second uprising looms as Henry IV Part II begins, continuing the Royal Shakespeare Company’s sweeping cycle King and Country, directed by Gregory Doran. With indelible scenography—the Gloucester countryside bathed in golden light, the impeccable comic timing of Falstaff cohorts Justices Shallow and Silence, the prince’s tender encounter with his future crown—Henry IV concludes as a scepter is passed on and a young king’s first test looms on the horizon.
Directed by Gregory Doran
Set design and costume design by Stephen Brimson Lewis
Lighting design by Tim Mitchell
Music by Paul Englishby
Sound design by Martin Slavin
Movement by Michael Ashcroft
Fights by Terry King
A limited number of $30 onstage cushion seats are available via lottery on TodayTix for all performances of Henry IV, Part II.
Winners are selected four hours before curtain on the day of each performance.
Onstage cushion seats are temporary chairs situated on the floor of the stage. Please note there is no late seating for cushion seat ticketholders, and food and drink, including water bottles and BAM in-theater cups, are strictly prohibited.
Henry IV fends off rebellion, Falstaff cavorts at the tavern, and Prince Hal proves his kingly mettle in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s take on Henry IV, featuring Antony Sher and Alex Hassell.
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Alex Hassell brings infinite nuance and humanity to the newly crowned Henry V in director Gregory Doran and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s incisive reading of King and Country’s final chapter.
RSC Associate Director Owen Horsley is joined by actors from the company to guide participants through exercises in verse, text, and movement.
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