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

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

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

 

 

Follow our Rehearsal Process with interviews from actors

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 here