Henry V (Jean Cocteau Repertory)

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.