Rebellion and maturity run through Shakespeare's histories like a single twisted thread, exemplified by the tearaway turned hero Hal and his forever adolescent associate Falstaff, who deserves and gets a comedy to himself in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Lives real and imagined, nobles and beggars, Tudor history and culture all spring to vivid life on the stage of The Globe Theatre in award-winning productions featuring many fine British actors and original music played by an ‘authentic’ Shakespearean pit band.
Henry IV Parts 1 and 2
Falstaff: Roger Allam
Hal: Jamie Parker
King Henry IV: Oliver Cotton
Shallow: William Gaunt
Bardolph: Paul Rider
Mistress Quickly: Barbara Marten
Westmoreland: Jason Baughan
Stage Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Designer: Jonathan Fensom
Composer/Musical Director: Claire van Kampen
Choreography: Siân Williams
Fight Director: Philip D'Orléans
Henry VIII
Henry VIII: Dominic Rowan
Cardinal Wolsey: Ian McNeice
Queen Katherine: Kate Duchêne
Anne Boleyn: Miranda Raison
Duke of Buckingham: Anthony Howell
Director: Mark Rosenblatt
Designer: Angela Davies
Composer: Nigel Hess
Choreography: Siân Williams
Musical Director: Philip Hopkins
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin
Dr Caius: Philip Bird
Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace
Nym: Gregory Gudgeon
George Page: Michael Garner
Meg Page: Serena Evans
Director: Christopher Luscombe
Designer: Janet Bird
Composer: Nigel Hess
Choreography: Jenny Arnold
Musical Director: William Lyons
Spoken in Shakespeare’s English with English and German subtitles.
Picture: 16:9
Sound: PCM 2.0 / 5.1(5.0) DTS
Format: NTSC
Region code: All regions
Running time: 11 hours
Subtitles: EN/DE
Year: 2010