Broadway Stars Broadway Stars

Henry V review " astonishing gender-switched reinvigoration by Michael Billington

Open Air theatre, Regent's Park, LondonMichelle Terry is riveting as Shakespeare's wartime king in a production that emphasises how roleplaying is integral to monarchyAside from Hamlet, I can't think of a Shakespeare play that so much reflects the mood of the moment as this. It's been variously seen as a five-act national anthem and a cynical dissection of war, but it seems appropriate that, at a time of heightened a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM on June 23, 2016

« Back to BroadwayStars