Henry V

Poster of Henry V performance in the Shire Hall, Lancaster, 2024

A site specific production of Shakespeare’s  Henry V was performed in Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle on 29 May-1 June 2024.

Staging Henry V in Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle’s historic courtroom, puts both the king and the play on trial.

Henry V: Plot Summary

Performance of Henry V in Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle

The question, then, is Henry V as a hero -‘the mirror of a Christian kings’ ? or as a Machiavellian war criminal? Or both?

Learn more about our Rehearsal Process and watch interviews with the cast.

 

 

Studying Henry V?

Go to our resources page ‘Never was Such a Sudden scholar made’

See how the play compares to the earlier dramatization of Edward III by looking at the 2023 production.