Robert Icke’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, is currently playing at Manchester Opera House, 14 – 23 March and the Noël Coward Theatre, 1 April – 22 June 2024.
New production images have been released for Player Kings, adapted and directed by Robert Icke which is continuing its pre-West End performances in Manchester for a limited run before heading to London next month.
The cast for the production is led by Ian McKellen as Sir John Falstaff are Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso & Romeo and Juliet) as Hal and Richard Coyle (Ink & Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) as King Henry IV. Raphael Akuwudike (Prince John/Second Drawer), Sara Beharrell (Hotspur’s Servant/Snare/Davy), Samuel Edward-Cook (Hotspur/Pistol), Geoffrey Freshwater (Bardolph), James Garnon (Worcester/Silence), Alice Hayes (Messenger/Carrier), Henry Jenkinson (Harcourt), Nigel Lister (Northumberland/Francis) Annette McLaughlin (Warwick), Mark Monero (Peto), Hywel Morgan (Sir Walter Blunt), Joseph Mydell (Lord Chief Justice), Clare Perkins (Mistress Quickly), Daniel Rabin (Poins), David Semark (Vernon), David Shelley (Sheriff/Surrey), Robin Soans (Shallow), Tafline Steen (Tearsheet/Lady Percy) and Perry Williams (Page/Douglas/Thomas) complete the cast.
A divided country, leadership crumbling, corruption in the air. Welcome to England.
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?
The creative team behind the production includes: Set and Costume Designer: Hildegard Bechtler; Lighting Designer: Lee Curran; Sound Designer: Gareth Fry; Casting Director: Julia Horan CDG; Fight Director: Kev McCurdy; Associate Costume Designer; Johanna Coe; Hair and Make-up Designer: Susanna Peretz and Associate Directors: Jack Bradfield and Lizzie Manwaring.
For more information visit: https://playerkingstheplay.co.uk/