Henry V

Synopsis: Video recording of Peter Moss’ 1980 production of Henry V for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Richard Monette and Jack Wetherall alternated the role of Henry.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 10 Jun 1980

Director

Peter Moss

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Gabriel Charpentier

Production Design

Daphne Dare

Costume

Daphne Dare; John Pennoyer

Cast

Richard Monette	King Henry V
Douglas Rain	Chorus
Maurice E. Evans	Archbishop of Canterbury
Diana LeBlanc	Katherine
Lorne Kennedy	Dauphin
Aemilia Hall	Hostess, formerly Mistress Quickly
Barry MacGregor	Fluellen
Bruce Vavrina	Earl of Salisbury
Christopher Blake	Nym
Davena Turvey	Queen Isabel
F. Braun McAsh	Earl of Warwick
Geordie Johnson	John Bates
Joel Kenyon	Gower
John Cutts	Sir Thomas Erpingham
John Cutts	Bardolph
John Wojda	Earl of Grandpre
John Wojda	Bishop of Ely
Keith James	Sir Thomas Grey
Lewis Gordon	Duke of Exeter
Maurice Good	King Charles VI of France
Mervyn Blake	Governor of Harfleur
Michael Totzke	Duke of Bedford
Norman Browning	Montjoy
Reg Tupper	Lord Rambures
Richard McMillan	Michael Williams
Robert LaChance	Duke of Gloucester
Robert McClure	Henry, Lord Scroop of Masham
Rod Beattie	Pistol
Rodger Barton	Duke of Orleans
Sean T. O’Hara	Richard, Earl of Cambridge
Sophie Gascon	Alice
Wesley Stevens	French soldier (Le Fer)
William Copeland	Earl of Westmoreland
William Merton Malmo	Duke of York

Theatre: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Henry V
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Alternating roles; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

Notes: The production alternated the role of King Henry. The Archive holds videotapes of performances by both Monette and Wetherall.
History: The production ran in repertory 6 May-26 October 1980
Reviews: Berry, Ralph. Shakespeare Quarterly 32 (1981):176-80 (in review-article).

British Universities Film & Video Council