By William Shakespeare HENRY V 'I Think the King Is but a Man'

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2018 Design & illustration by Future Kings Future by illustration & Design HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk DESIGN HENRY V - FAMILY TREE DIRECTOR’S NOTEDIRECTOR’S NOTE HENRY V SCENE-BY-SCENESCENE BY SCENE THE CHARACTERS CONTENTS SOME QUESTIONS FORDISCUSSION PERFORMANCE 2 PAGE 21 PAGE16 PAGE15 PAGE13 PAGE18 PAGE 7 PAGE 3

HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk The characters determination, opennessandluck. determination, decisionsbutwinsthrough theright acombinationof make responsibility asaleader.it isto take Hedoesnotalways THE CHORUS man. advisor andright-hand to tears. Henry movesimpetuous andhisdeathatAgincourt King Henry The Chorus Ely Archbishop ofCanterbury Cambridge York Exeter wealth oftheChurch. go to warwithFrance, mainlyto protect the to Church inEngland. Heencourages Henry England. Heisexecuted atSouthampton. father stoleHe believes thecrown Henry’s of plots withtheFrench to assassinate Henry. and during the play he learns how theplay difficult helearns and during role. andpassionate Heisintelligent, articulate is stillstrugglingto cometo with hisnew terms his companionsandwhentheplay begins he wild life Falstaff gettingdrunkwithSirJohn and ofEngland. As ayoung helivedking prince a things whichsimpletheatre can’t show. also askstheaudienceto imagine someofthe from placeto placeorjumpsover time. She us through thestory. Shemoves thescenes negotiations. the French andpresent atthefinalpeace court inbattlebutisalsoatrusted envoy toHenry THE ENGLISH COURT : Canterbury’s financial : Canterbury’s : is Henry’s cousin.Heisloyal and : isHenry’s : aloyal Sheiswith advisorto theking. : a close friend of the king, who oftheking, : aclosefriend : theyoung, recently crowned : introduces theplay andguides 3 : headofthe HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk THE FRENCH COURT destroying herbeloved France. attempt to endthewarwhichshebelieves is French andEnglish sidestogether inan neither side. the to Sheisdetermined bring Agincourt. and dishonoured by theFrench defeat at for organising theFrench forces. Heisshamed English inthenameofFrench king. army isinFrance, delivers messagesto the and, whenHenry’s intheEnglishcourt Henry the French. Shepresents thetennis ballsto the affected ofboththeEnglishand by theactions professional diplomatwhocan’t helpbutbe “kill theprisoners”.“kill orders hismentothen executed whenHenry wounded captured atAgincourt, by Pistol but of theEnglishforces. thisproduction heis In andiscontemptuous who admires Katharine Orleans Katharine King Charles Burgundy Montjoy Bourbon daughter, Katharine. controlling hisnobles andhiswayward decisively.rather thanact Hehasdifficulty a horror ofwar. Heprefers to delay decisions prove herself. the prospect ofwarwithEnglandandeagerto or Dauphin.Sheisstrong-willed, excited by in thisproduction, heirto theFrench throne, : amemberoftheFrench nobility : theFrench herald. Sheisa : aFrench lord whoisresponsible : daughter oftheFrench and, king : isneutralinthewar, supporting 4 : the fearful king ishaunted by king : thefearful HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk THE EASTCHEAPERS crew. Hegoesto warto getmoney. loud andcowardly leaderoftheEastcheap andisthe Quickly Mistress He hasjustmarried before hebecameking. withHenry friendly Falstaff’s companionswho were drinking French church. for stealing asilver communionplate from a She isacoward andathiefisexecuted malady’ (syphilis). We hearlater thatshehasdiedof French‘the Pistol.married Sheadmires Falstaff. SirJohn Head tavern inEastcheap andhasrecently Nym Bardolph Pistol Boy Mistress Quickly in astrugglewhenBardolph isexecuted. quick-wittedvery anddies butisaloyal friend engaged to him)andjealousofPistol. Heisnot baggage train. whentheFrenchAgincourt attackHenry’s atthebattleof heiskilled Unfortunately companions.from criminal hisembarrassing eager to better himselfby gettingaway crew. Heisintelligent andquick-witted and : istheyoungest oftheEastcheap : is in love with Mistress Quickly (whowas : isinlove Quickly withMistress : isa “swaggering rascal” andoneof : isanotherofFalstaff’s friends. 5 : ishostess oftheBoar’s HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk THE ARMY her after thebattle,her after butsherejects hisoffer. offers to question hisrole Henry reward asking. before Agincourt. The Henry argument makes thenight argues withthedisguisedHenry night before thebattleofAgincourt. Westmoreland’s coatto disguisehimselfthe uses uncles.man andoneofHenry’s Henry fiercly proud ofhis Welsh identity. and models. Heisintensely loyal to Henry andGreek againstclassicalRoman conduct properly inwar.to act Hemeasures modern English army. Heispreoccupied withhow be trusted. seesthatPistolquickly isacoward whocannot campaign. withFluellen Sheisfriendly and inHenry’s capable army captainwhoserves Captain Jamy Captain Fluellen Captain Gower Williams Westmoreland Captain Macmorris thewallsatsiege ofHarfleur.undermine army whoisresponsible for digging tunnels to fellow officers. army whoisgenerallyadmiredHenry’s by his : asoldierintheEnglisharmy who 6 : a Scottish officerinthe : aScottish : anelderly, plain-speaking : a very experienced and experienced : avery : a Welsh officerinthe : an Irish officerinthe : anIrish HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk Cambridge suggests a harsh punishment but Henry chooses suggestsaharsh punishment butHenry Cambridge himto dealwithadrunk. by Cambridge asking tricks Henry from money theFrenchhas taken him. andplannedto kill Cambridge friend reveals theassassination plot.His Henry Southampton, as theEnglishforcesIn prepare to embark, 2SceneAct 2-Southampton before hecansetsailfor France. hasdiscovered aplottoChorus tells murder usHenry him ofallthem–treatedonce aclosefriend him. Falstaff mourn friends – and remember how badlyHenry to leave. returns ofFalstaff’s withnews Quickly death. The is gravely goesto hisbedside. ill. Quickly The soldiersprepare wordBoy brings Falstaff, thatSirJohn Henry’s mentor,former Nym and to preventtries out between Pistol. afightbreaking wasonceengagedto him.Bardolph upset becauseQuickly thatsoldiersmust returnnews to theirregiments. is Nym The wedding ofPistol isinterrupted by Quickly andMistress 2SceneAct 1-Eastcheap Chorus tells usEnglandisnow onawarfooting. and decidesto invade France. isinfuriated matters ofstate.rather thantheserious Henry referenceballs, andplay amocking love to Henry’s ofsport Dauphin, thedaughter oftheFrench isasetoftennis It king. Montjoy, theFrench ambassador, delivers from agift the urge himto considerhisclaim.Justatthat moment, court Law’ ofFrance. cannotbecomeKing Henry’s meansHenry He doesthisby dismissingFrench claimsthat anancient ‘Salic heirto theFrenchpersuading himheistherightful throne. from agreeing Henry to thisbillby King distracts Canterbury church pay taxonitsconsiderablewealth. The Archbishop of the to make A billisgoingthrough theEnglishcourts 1- Act The EnglishCourt magnitude oftheaction. to conjure upthetruescaleand alongside theperformance theirimaginations mustwork role tohave play: animportant andtells theaudiencethey Chorus introduces thestory ofHenry production V Freestone’s ofElizabeth A scene-by-scene summary byScene scene 7 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk army hasfailedto sendhelpandsothe town isforced to and slaughter ifrefused. The Governor reveals theFrench to surrender,Governor ofHarfleur threatening rape, pillage The Englishfinallyhave asksthe the town surrounded. Henry 3SceneAct 3–Surrender ofHarfleur waging war. discuss how thesiegeisgoinganddisagree over methodsof and Jamy (Ireland) (Scotland) Macmorris Fluellen (Wales), Captains ofthefour regions oftheUK–Gower (England), hemustfindbetter people to serve.He knows The four behaviour –stealingcriminal andprofiting from thefighting. up to the front line. Boy tells usabouttheircowardly and on –they’d ratherrunaway. Captain Gower forces them Pistol, andBoy don’t Bardolph, Nym wantto beurged 3SceneAct 2– The English Troops troops on. urges his The siegeisgoingbadlyontheEnglishside. Henry 3SceneAct 1–At theBreach besiege thetown ofHarfleur. wasn’tdukedoms, butthatHenry satisfied. The English some offered day Charles Chorus tells usthenext Henry overnight abouthow to answer Henry. says hertennis hewillthink Charles ballgift. scorned Henry his crown orelsefacewar. how much Exeter tells Katharine behalf, onHenry’s Exeter to give ask, arrives thatCharles up disagrees thethreat andsays musttake seriously. they English threat, French believing forces to besuperior. Charles ofthe dismissestheseriousness the country. Katharine askshisnoblesto shore Charles updefencesKing across The French theEnglishare learn preparing for war. court 2SceneAct 3–Meanwhile inFrance prepare to lay siege. France, inHarfleur. The Englisharmy surround the town and in theshipsleaving Englandandarriving Chorus describes iskilled. Cambridge now. shows nomercy begsforCambridge butHenry mercy the throne illegallyandtherefore shouldn’t Henry beking. heir–hisfatherseized isnottherightful it isbecauseHenry confessesbeen plottingagainsthim.Cambridge andsays to bemerciful. has Cambridge Hethenreveals heknows 8 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk INTERVAL battle now, butthatiftheFrench hewillfight. attack, andhe would rather notgointo fromweakened Harfleur histroops says are heknows face annihilation.Henry English andsuggestshehadbetter backdown orelse theFrenchtells Henry are ontheirway to attackthe help her, too. iskilled Montjoy, Nym theFrench herald, anexampleofher. to to make has herkilled, trying In Fluellen refuses Bardolph to andHenry intervene. istried onacapitalcharge. PistolHenry pleadsfor Fluellen’s help. caught stealing andExeter intends herbefore to bring Bardolphwill enablethemto hasbeen march north. that The bridge Englishhave captured animportant Discipline 3SceneAct 5–Military retreatingattack Henry’s army. countryside. They decideto muster theirtroops and and thattheEnglishmarching through theFrench The French receive ofthelossHarfleur news court 3SceneAct 4– The French Response inthemorning. camp overnight andthenmarch north give into theEnglishforces. tells Exeter will they Henry Henry’s route from Harfleurto Agincourt 9 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk and theluggage. Boy tells usthathisjob now isto guard theEnglishcamp ransom andPistol thinks he’ll somegood money. make prisoner, asatranslator. withBoy acting They agree a somehow captures theinjured him Orleans. Hetakes thebattlePistol,During to runaway, whiletrying 4Scene LeAct 5–Monsieur Fer rouses histroops.Henry fresh. army looksmagnificent, vastinnumberand very It’s dawn andtheEnglishprepare for battle. The French 4SceneAct 4– The theFrench EnglishSee Army rouses hertroops.Katharine army lookstired, bedraggled. few innumberandvery It’s dawn andtheFrench prepare for battle. The English 4SceneAct 3– The French theEnglishArmy See much atstake. his fatherseized thethrone –nottoday whenthere isso people’s lives. Heprays willnotthinkabouthow thatGod withresponsibility forburden somany ofbeingaking aloneandpondersthe isleft them.Henry out between thebattletomorrow,both survive willfightthepoint they the King’s position. agree thatifthey Williams andHenry to isaggrieved defend andtries die –andfor what?Henry are there are andwhatthey fighting for.Many peoplewill who isnotafraidto voice aboutwhy herconcerns they he fallsinto conversation withBoy and Williams, asoldier Fluellen. Hewatches Fluellen andGower patrolling. Then bumps into Pistol, andupsetwith whoisstillangry amongst hissoldierswithoutbeingrecognised. He takes Westmoreland’sHenry coatsothathecanwalk 4SceneAct 2–Henry Visits hisMen onhissoldiers.camp, checking through theEnglish walking Henry Chorus describes isanxiousto fight. for morning. Katharine The French smalltalkwhilewaiting make campnervously 4SceneAct 1– The French Wait for Morning in themorning. close together, finalpreparations bothmaking for battle great thetwo Chorus describes atnight,camped armies 10 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk the English,including many French Henry prisoners which Exeter reads. The French have more lossesthan Williams off.Gower withthenames of thedead returns lets Henry Instead oftheKing. challenging theauthority disguise. Fluellen suggests forWilliams shouldbekilled the previous Henry, night.Hereveals in itwas him, King sees Henry Williams, thesoldierwhochallengedhim the namesofthedead.Gower to withMontjoy collect theEnglishhave won.battle. Hesends Shetells Henry is confused, unsure ofwhatisnow happening inthe for theFrench to gatherthebodiesoftheir dead. Henry to retaliate enters again,Montjoy andaskspermission Great isabout behaved onthebattlefield. JustasHenry permitted. to remember Hetries how Alexanderthe ifsuch cold-bloodedmurder onbothsidesis warfare understand whatare andmoralrulesof thecorrect includingBoy.servants, Fluellen isstrugglingto The French many have thecampandkilled attacked 4Scene the Dead Act 8–Numbering is forced Orleans. to kill chargenew andgives any theorder prisoners. Pistol to kill seestheFrenchdevastated. Henry aboutto unleasha Westmoreland, andhisuncle. hisfriend They are both ofthedeaths Exeter tells Henry York and 4SceneAct 7–KillthePrisoners to fighton. arevowsBourbon horrified. battle. andKatharine Charles The French realise thingsare goingbadlyfor theminthe 4SceneAct 6–French Counter-attack ‘Gassed’ byJohnSingerSargent (RA)-ImperialWar Museum-Google Art Project 11 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk England onthedeathofKatharine’s father. andqueenofbothFrance thefuture king and Katharine truce. and The Henry peacedealissigned, making a charged conversation seemto they reach anunspoken the peacedeal, After willgetmarried. whichisthatthey with Montjoy’s of help, aboutoneofthemainarticles remain to talk, andKatharine discuss theterms. Henry never recover. Representatives from bothsides leave to will fallinto anuncivilized state from may whichthey theirlandsandpeople come to an agreement, otherwise both sidesto findaway to resolve theirdifferences and being overseen by theneutralBurgundy. Sheurges Peace France negotiationsbetween andEnglandare 5SceneAct 2–Peace Negotiations being awounded veteran. from somemoney andmake from thefighting to try his wife are dead. Hedecidesto pretend hiswounds are now –buthe’s gotnothingto gobackto. and friends His he haditcoming. Pistol tells ushe’ll gobackto England Fluellen beatsupPistol. Gower tells Pistol heisathiefand Fluellen to prevent would notintervene Bardolph’s death. Pistol that meetsFluellen andmockshim,stillangry 5SceneAct 1–Pistol Eats aLeek now seehow peacewasfinallyconcluded. iscomingto anendandwe’llChorus tells usthestory Orleans. cometo andMontjoy claimthebodyof Katharine 4SceneAct 9–Katharine Defiant andproperbe buried performed. funeralrites orders thattheEnglishdead ordered Henry to bekilled. 12 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk I crimes tribunal run at an American University to University see runatanAmerican tribunal crimes others condemninghim. There waseven amockwar and Criminal?) withsomeanalystsexonerating Henry V, (includingHenry onthissubject a lotofwriting War and by shouldwe whatterms judgeittoday? There is of warcrimes. How shouldwe interpret thisbehaviour ideas codeandwithourmodern chivalric the medieval again? These incidentsseemsoatoddsbothwith two boys? Isto stop the French regrouping andcharging this? Isitinresponse to theFrench attackontheluggage theirprisoners. orders hissoldiersto kill Why doeshedo Another controversial whenhe momentisatAgincourt outthisthreat? he intend to carry it? Why doeshemake doesn’tand pillagethetown ifHarfleur surrender. Does thathistroops willrapethecitizens Governor ofHarfleur behaviour inwar. oneinstance, hethreatens In the of thegreat debates Henry’s abouttheplay concerns One our productionwould context. besetinamodern The from creative onthat quite early team andIknew point. began to feel anappealingstarting like theplay withhimalready reformed,rather thanstarting these strugglesandthenwatching himbecomeHenry V, all tiesto hisformer Eastcheap someof friends. Exploring ofhisthronelegitimacy andsuddenlylonely having cut young for man,grieving hisfather, strugglingwiththe claim.Heis,than someofthecharacters all, after a onhispathtothe play rehabilitation ifhewasearlier really was, andwhatitwould meanforchanged Henry how itis portrayed. We beganspeculating aboutHOW both fascinated by thischange–andalsosuspiciousof whoplayswith Ben, Henry, we discovered we were conversation point.In starting Vwasanearly in Henry 1and2theonewe IVParts meet shows us inHenry thatShakespeare The difference theHenry between there. play andyou can’t quite putyour fingeronhow you got atalensthroughsomehow arrived whichto explore the Director’s note into somethingelse. Andbefore it,you’ve you know stick ordon’t. morph Thoughts form andthen quickly from. Research leadsyou down different paths. Images t’s always difficultto thinkbackto where anideacame 13 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk play. stayed found withusandperhaps theirway into the sure thethingswe saw inbothofthoseexhibitionshave anger, recent witandcompassionto turbulent years. I’m fromcreated thosecountries, responding by artists with relief.sharp There pictures were someextraordinary Afghanistan inIraq, into conflicts andSyria the modern graves. Andthenthe War on Terror exhibitionbrought ladders andsieges, and theleadersandled, markers beingdevastated, trenches andmines,countryside we saw seemedto berelated to theplay –theFrench the First World War, are soiconic, butsomuchofwhat it’s becausethoseshared imageswe have, related to andthenew galleries War on Terror display. Perhaps stayed withuswere First thepermanent World War invaluable resource. The exhibitionsthatreally two Imperial War proved andtheirgalleries Museum an Finally, designer andIspenttimeatthe LilyArnold iswhereall Shakespeare, theambiguity theinterest lies. to tell. As story with place andthatfelt animportant like in theplay isirrevocably changedby theevents that take civilians aswell asleaders. We realised almosteveryone today andwhatthecostofwarreally is–for soldiersand more broadlyon to thinking abouthow we war view would judgehimtoday.how aHague court ledus It 14 nger, recent witandcompassionto turbulent years. I’m sure thethingswe stf-theatre.org.uk © ithacashakespeare.org HENRY V & claimto theFrench throne Henry V -familytree 15 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk 16 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk 17 Performance stf-theatre.org.uk HENRY V All photographs ©Craig Fuller 18 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk 19 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk cast production Chorus Katharine Mistress Quickly Pistol Nym Bardolph Montjoy York Exeter King Henry Cambridge Canterbury Ely Director Poster Design Rehearsal Video PhotographerProduction Graphic Designer Steel Construction by Top Welds Scenic Artist Wardrobe Maintenance Assistant Stage Manager StageDeputy Manager Company &Stage Manager Manager Production ConsultantScript Fight Director Costume Supervisor Assistant Director Movement Director Composer Designer &Sound Lighting Designer Designer / Boy / / inorder ofappearance ...... Bourbon Orleans Orleans ...... / ...... Burgundy ...... / ...... Williams ...... / / Fluellen King ofFrance / / ...... Carpenter Jamy ...... / ...... Gower ...... / ...... Macmorris ...... / Westmoreland ...... 20 ...... Heledd Gwynn BrownMelody Donnelly Chris PowellZachary Armstrong Rosie Amy Rockson Luke Grant Alice Barclay Hall Ben David Osmond Alan Coveney Corey Montague-Sholay Howarth Joanne Future Kings Camilla Adams Craig Fuller Alan Coveney Julian Adams Francine Gyll Smalley Charlie Cassie Harrison Giarratana Rosie Prior Nic PowerDominic Sandeman John CurnowJane Natasha Hyman CullingfordLucy Giles Thomas Graham Matthew Lily Arnold Elizabeth Freestone HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk discussion questionsforSome production? wouldWhat timeperiod(s) you associate withthe highlighted intheproduction? theideas How dothedesign elementssupport script? production different from the role inShakespeare’s inthis whatways ofKatharine isthecharacter In them played by women? Burgundy). What difference to have doesit make Montjoy, Bardolph, Gower, Macmorris, Williams, are more traditionallyplayed by men(Chorus, Exeter, A numberofthefemlae intheproduction characters positive andnegative qualities. listsofwords two his thatdescribe production? Make What would you inthis say are characteristics Henry’s in thisproduction? What didyou thinkwere themainideasemphasized Rehearsal video 21 HENRY V stf-theatre.org.uk 0117 9633054 stf-theatre.org.uk Contact: [email protected]: Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory (stf) Company No5134829|Charity No1104427 Shakespeare atthe Tobacco Factory|Tobacco Factory|BristolBS31TF Finance/Bookkeeper Graphic Designer Workshops Director Executive Director ShakespeareattheTobaccoFactory

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