The week in theatre: Henry V; Vardy v Rooney; ¡Showmanism! " review by Susannah Clapp

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Wyndham's, London; Ustinov Studio, BathOliver Johnstone mesmerises as Henry V, Vardy and Rooney go head to head, and Dickie Beau lipsyncs a swarm of voices, from Hitchcock to Fiona Shaw Imagine Henry V without crowd-lashing feats of oratory. Imagine it without crowds. Without the patriotic fervour of Olivier's 1944 film, the sceptical disaffection of Nicholas Hytner's 2003 production. Without…

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