Player Kings
Ian McKellen 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.
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?
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Falstaff | Ian McKellen |
|---|---|
| Hal | Toheeb Jimoh |
| King Henry IV | Richard Coyle |
Crew | |
| Adaptor & Director | Robert Icke |
| Associate Costume Designer | Johanna Coe |
| Associate Director | Jack Bradfield |
| Associate Director | Lizzie Manwaring |
| Casting | Julian Horan |
| Fight Director | Kev McCurdy |
| Hair and Make-up Designer | Susanna Peretz |
| Lighting Designer | Lee Curran |
| Set Designer | Hildegard Bechtler |
| Sound Designer | Gareth Fry |
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