Henry IV Part 1 (2010)
The first instalment of what is widely acknowledged to be Shakespeare’s greatest historical saga. Dominic Dromgoole’s production features Jamie Parker as Prince Hal and an Olivier Award-winning performance from Roger Allam as Falstaff.
‘What is honour? A word. What is in that word honour? What is that honour? Air.’
The first installment of what is widely acknowledged to be Shakespeare's greatest historical saga, King Henry IV Part 1 is an epic tale of power, treachery and war, exploring the complexity of father-son relationships. Featuring an Olivier Award-winning performance from Roger Allam as Falstaff, the comical mentor to Jamie Parker's prince Hal, this celebrated and authentic production - expertly directed by Dominic Dromgoole - presents this classic play in all its glory.
Synopsis
Prince Hal, son of Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life among the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap. And the greatest of these rogues is the fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, a liar, glutton, lecher, cheat, braggart, fool and sponger who also possesses wit, warmth, intelligence and a gigantic sense of fun. But beside these scenes of glorious misrule gathers a nationwide rebellion led by the Duke of Northumberland and his charismatic son, Hotspur.
Cast
Roger Allam
FALSTAFF
Jason Baughan
WESTMORELAND / PETO
Patrick Brennan
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE / BLUNT / SHERIFF
Daon Broni
MORTIMER / HASTINGS
Phil Cheadle
DOUGLAS / DAVY / LORD BARDOLPH
Oliver Coopersmith
FALSTAFF’S PAGE / CLARENCE
Oliver Cotton
KING HENRY IV
Sam Crane
HOTSPUR / PISTOL
William Gaunt
WORCESTER / SHALLOW
Christopher Godwin
NORTHUMBERLAND / SILENCE
Sean Kearns
GLENDOWER / BULLCALF / WARWICK
James Lailey
EARL OF WESTMORELAND / CAPTAIN MACMORRIS MOWBRAY / GADSHILL / MOULDY
Kevork Malikyan
VERNON / MORTON
Barbara Marten
MISTRESS QUICKLY
Jamie Parker
PRINCE HAL
Paul Rider
BARDOLF / SCROOP
Lorna Stuart
LADY PERCY
Joseph Timms
JOHN OF LANCASTER
Jade Williams
LADY MORTIMER
Danny Lee Wynter
POINS
Creatives
Dominic Dromgoole
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Fensom
DESIGNER
Claire van Kampen
COMPOSER / MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Philip D'Orleans
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Robin Lough
DIRECTED FOR THE SCREEN