Henry V Tickets
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Shakespeare’s history play explores the cost of war and British identity, as Henry V leads his troops to the Battle of Agincourt.
Shakespeare’s rousing exploration of national identity
The cries of Harry, England and St. George ring through the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse as Shakespeare’s wartime play Henry V storms into the venue.When Henry V receives an insulting message from the French Dauphin, he strikes back by launching an invasion of France. Hellbent on taking a throne he claims is rightfully his, Henry’s military attack leads to the famous Battle of Agincourt.
Shakespeare’s Henry V play is a turbulent account of war and power, which questions how much the common people must sacrifice in service of one man’s ego.
The Globe company’s production of Shakespeare’s hugely popular history play is directed by Headlong Artistic Director Holly Race Roughan, and produced in collaboration with Headlong, Royal & Derngate Northampton and Leeds Playhouse. Performed in the intimate Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, audiences will feel every beat of Henry’s powerful rhetoric at close quarters.
The Henry V London cast is to be confirmed.
Discover a king’s single-minded pursuit at any cost with Henry V tickets, as a nation in domestic and overseas conflict unravels on stage.
Sorry this show closed 04 February 2023, we recommend these similar productions.
