Perfect casting in the title role saves First Folio's production from a conceptual misstep. Shakespeare's Henry V is very much a play of words not action, this despite being a play about war (specifically Henry V's battles in France during the Hundred Years' War, including England's remarkable victory in the Battle of Agincourt). Yes, the play includes a couple of fight scenes.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM on July 24, 2019