Henry IV

Synopsis: Screen version of the 2014 Donmar production of both of Shakespeare’s plays about Henry IV, restaged with a live audience at a bespoke venue in King’s Cross. An all-female production, presented as if played by inmates of a women’s prison.
Series: Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Year of release: 2018
Notes: The Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy began in 2012 with an all-female production of Julius Caesar led by Dame Harriet Walter. It was followed by Henry IV in 2014 and The Tempest in 2016.
Subjects: Shakespeare
Keywords: prisons; Gender reversal

Director

Phyllida Lloyd

Producer

John Wyver; Kate Pakenham

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Bunny Christie

Cast

Name: Illuminations
Email: louise@illuminationsmedia.co.uk
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Notes: Illuminations produces and distributes programmes on arts-related subjects, some of which are made for television and others in conjunction with cultural institutions to accompany specific exhibitions. Many titles are available for sale on DVD, including continuing series on leading contemporary and twentieth century artists and modern architecture, as well as a few programmes on religion, drama, history and ideas.

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