Henry
V
by
William Shakespeare
Henry V is an inspiring leader of men, an unstoppable force in the battle to
win the Crown of France. The Batlle of Agincourt raises his status to heroic
proportions, but what price kingship? This is the story of the coming of age
of a man, a King and the nature of power.
“Conrad
Nelson’s Henry is no cut-out hero, but a man struggling to find himself
and desperately wanting. Like all the other performances here it is strong,
direct and feels scrupulously honest. It is acting without the fancy show-off
bits, and you can’t help warming to it.”
Lyn Gardner – The Guardian
“Each play carries us into its individual world…the clear
verse-speaking is sensibly emphatic….. “The king that (Conrad) Nelson
is lets us vividly see is one whose charismatic public confidence sweeps up
his men to give of their utmost.”
Jeremy Kingston – The Times
“Splendidly royal, sensitively human, irritatingly mischievous, deliberately
gauche, Nelson changes like a chameleon – but his Henry is never less
than spellbinding (in) a production brimming with fresh insights,”
Lynda Murdin – Yorkshire Post
“The sprit of national grit and glory suggested by the Shakespearean
tradition of strolling players is best embodied today by Northern Broadsides.”
“An Elizabethan double of special quality…here is the true, beating
heart of British theatre.”
Michael Coveney – Daily Mail
UK Spring Tour 2003
touring with A Woman Killed With Kindness
