What happens when the Prince and heir to the throne of England spends his time among the rogues and reprobates of London’s underworld and joins them in their illicit pranks and escapades?
What will this wayward Prince do at a time of national crisis when rebels threaten his father’s throne? And how will he respond when, finally, his aging father sickens and dies and his disreputable companions follow him to the Court of England expecting to take their place among the highest in the land?
In extracts from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Shakespeare Live’s team of actors take multiple roles to tell the story of the tortuous relationship between Prince Hal, the future Henry V, and the dissolute knight Sir John Falstaff. Shakespeare mingles comedy, drama and pathos in the tale of the young prince coming of age and finding his destiny, while the boastful, blustering Falstaff follows haplessly in his wake. The scene moves from the seedy streets and taverns of London, across highways and battlefields, to reach the final denouement at the court of the newly-crowned King Henry V.
The Prince and The Knave directed by Graham Paton.
Dates 22nd to 27th October
Performances start at 8pm
Tickets: £14 from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/shakespearelive or call box office on 07780 938 107
The Marden House Centre - Sun 27 Oct
New Road, Calne SN11 0JJ
Tickets also available from Calne Visitor & Information Centre (cash only)
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