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Player kings : Shakespeare's Henry IV parts 1 & 2

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The crown meets the criminals. Welcome to England. Hal wasn't born to be king. Only now, it seems, he will be. His father longs for him to leave behind his friends in the taverns of Eastcheap, most notably the infamous John Falstaff.

War is on the horizon. But will Hal ever come good?Adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke, Player Kings brings together two of Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, in a visionary new version. It opened at the Noël Coward Theatre, London, in 2024, before embarking on a UK tour.

It was directed by Robert Icke, with a cast including Toheeb Jimoh, Richard Coyle and Ian McKellen as Falstaff. 'Robert Icke is the great hope of British theatre' Time Out

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Nick Hern Books
183904358X / 9781839043581
Paperback / softback
822.92
02/05/2024
United Kingdom
English
160 pages
20 cm