Henry V (Jean Cocteau Repertory)
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 12, 2002
Closed Dec 22, 2002
Opened Sep 12, 2002
Closed Dec 22, 2002
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Young Hal, newly crowned King Henry of England, copes with the harsh realities of leading a nation at war. An archbishop eager to divert attention from domestic affairs and a disdainful French Dauphin coax Henry into the invasion of France and a tenuous claim to the French throne. Shakespeare's Henry V tells a story of betrayal, heroism, romance, and patriotism that is shot clear through with the grim realities of combat and politics, creating as complete a portrait of war as has ever been painted. David Fuller directs.
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It's not unusual for modern productions to clothe Shakespeare's soldiers in modern military regalia -- armor is exchanged for fatigues and swords are swapped for guns. In their current production (running in rep with The Importance of Earnest), the Jean Cocteau Repertory takes Henry V to the Vietnam War, and King Harry becomes the heroic leader of a ragged troupe that looks straight out of Platoon.
Henry V is Shakespeare's history of the young king who, told by his advisors that he has a valid claim to the throne of France, marches his men in to take it. The bloody and tiring journey weakens the English army and, once they reach the eve of their final battle, they are a small and beaten [...]