Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap. But beside these scenes of glorious misrule gathers a nationwide rebellion led by the Duke of Northumberland and his charismatic son, Hotspur. The first installment of Shakespeare's gripping account of the rise of Hal from idle barfly to monarch-in-waiting combines compelling power politics with the hilarious antics of Falstaff, Shakespeare's greatest comic creation.
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The Globe Theatre Presents Henry IV Part I Trailer
Cast
Jamie Parker
Prince Hal
Roger Allam
Sir John Falstaff
Oliver Cotton
King Henry IV
Sam Crane
Hotspur
Daon Broni
Mortimer / Hastings
Jason Baughan
Westmorland / Peto
William Gaunt
Worcester
Sean Kearns
Glendower / Bullcalf / Warwick
Lorna Stuart
Lady Percy
Jade Williams
Lady Mortimer
Danny Lee Wynter
Poins
Phil Cheadle
Douglas / Davy / Lord Bardolph
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