Bringing together Shakespeare’s two great history plays (Henry IV, parts 1 and 2) into the theatrical event of the season, PLAYER KINGS will reign over the West End’s Noël Coward Theatre from the 1st April to the 22nd June 2024.
Ian McKellen – ‘one of the world’s greatest actors’ (Times) – plays Falstaff in a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, adapted by the award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.
A divided country, leadership crumbling, corruption in the air. Welcome to England.
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Hal wasn’t born to be king. Only now, it seems, he will be. His father longs for him to leave behind his friends in the taverns of Eastcheap, most notably the infamous John Falstaff. War is on the horizon. But will Hal ever come good?
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3hrs 40minutes (incl. 20 minutes interval)
Ian McKellen (Falstaff), Robert Icke (Director)
Further casting to be announced
Age Guidance: Recommended 14+ with adult themes.
Please note: This production contains strobe, haze and smoking of real cigarettes.
Photo Credit: Manual Harlan
