It has been announced today that Headlong’s critically acclaimed production of Henry V will embark on the UK tour next year, following a successful run at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. 

The show, which is produced by Shakespeare’s Globe and Headlong in partnership with Leeds Playhouse and Royal & Derngate, explores the single minded pursuit of Henry V and what it means to be English, offering a different perspective on the hero. 

After finishing its run at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 4 February, the show will visit Leeds Playhouse, Connaught Theatre Worthing and Royal & Derngate Northampton. 

Artistic Director of Headlong, Holly Race Roughan, said: “Shakespeare’s plays are packed with so many universal ideas, that they remain intriguingly relevant to contemporary society hundreds of years on. However, occasionally, one of his plays speaks to the present moment so directly, that it takes your breath away. Staging ‘Henry V’ with the backdrop of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Brexit, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, feels like one of these moments’ 

The cast includes Joséphine Callies as Katherine/Boy, James Cooney as Thomas/Orleans/Gower, Georgia Frost as Nym/Michael Williams/Rambures, Jon Furlong as Bardolph/John Bates/Constable of France, Joshua Griffin as John/Fluellen, Eleanor Henderson as Queen of France/Prince Louis/Ambassador I/ Le Fer, Oliver Johnstone as Henry V, Geoffry Lumb as King of France/Erpingham/Governor of Harfleur/Ambassador 2, Helena Lymbery as Henry IV/Exeter and Dharmesh Patel as Scroop/Pistol/Montjoy/Officer.

Further information can be found here.