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Henry IV. Part 2

Synopsis
Video recording of Nicholas Hytner’s 2005 production for the National Theatre with David Bradley as King Henry and Michael Gambon as Falstaff.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
21 Jun 2005

Credits

Director
Nicholas Hytner
Writer
William Shakespeare
Production Design
Mark Thompson
Cast
David BradleyKing Henry IV
Michael GambonSir John Falstaff
Susan BrownMistress Quickly
John WoodRobert Shallow
Adrian ScarboroughPoins
Adrian ScarboroughSilence
Alistair PetrieRalph Mouldy
Andrew WestfieldPistol
Andrew WestfieldTravers
Daniel WortersPage
Darren HartThomas Wart
Darren HartFrancis, a Drawer
Elliot LeveyEarl of Westmoreland
Elliot LeveyFrancis Feeble
Elliot LeveyServant to Lord Chief Justice (Servant)
Eve MylesDoll Tearsheet
Harry PeacockFang
Harry PeacockSir John Coleville
Harry PeacockPeter Bullcalf
Iain MitchellLord Chief Justice
Ian GelderDavy
Jeffrey KissoonHenry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
John CarlisleRichard Scroop, Archbishop of York
Matthew MacfadyenPrince Henry (Hal)
Michelle DockerySimon Shadow
Naomi FrederickLady Percy
Penelope McGhieLady Northumberland
Robert BlytheNeville, Earl of Warwick
Robert BlytheGower
Robert ListerBeadle
Robert ListerLord Hastings
Rupert Ward-LewisLord Bardolph
Rupert Ward-LewisThomas, Duke of Clarence
Samuel RoukinLord John of Lancaster
Samuel RoukinSnare
Thomas ArnoldHumphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Thomas ArnoldLord Mowbray
Tom MarshallEarl of Surrey

Additional Details

Theatre
Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
Theatre company
National Theatre Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Medieval
Plays
Henry IV Part 2
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
South Bank Show, The [01/05/2005]

Notes

Notes
The two parts of the play were also recorded on three camera by V&A Theatre and Performance Collections, National Video Archive of Performance on 27 August 2005 and may be viewed there by appointment.
General
An episode of the South Bank Show (1 May 2005), catalogued separately, is a fly-on-the-wall documentary on the staging of the production.
History
The production opened 5 April 2005

Archive

Name

National Theatre Archive

Contact
Archivist
Email
http://catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk/CalmView/ContactUsForm.aspx
Web
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Phone
+44 (0) 20 7452 3135
Address
NT Studio
83-101 The Cut
London
SE1 8LL
UK

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