Ian McKellen – ‘one of the world’s greatest actors‘ (Times) – plays Falstaff in a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, adapted by the award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.
A divided country, leadership crumbling, corruption in the air. Welcome to England.
Hal wasn’t born to be king. Only now, it seems, he will be. His father longs for him to leave behind his friends in the taverns of Eastcheap, most notably the infamous John Falstaff. War is on the horizon. But will Hal ever come good?
Bringing together Shakespeare’s two great history plays (Henry IV, parts 1 and 2) into the theatrical event of the season, Player Kings will reign over London’s West End for twelve weeks only – playing at the Noël Coward Theatre from April 2024.
Important Information
£1.50 restoration levy (collected on behalf of the theatre) appears as part of the face value.
BOOKING PERIOD: 1 April 2024 – 22 June 2024
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 6.30pm, Wednesday & Saturday 2.30pm
RUNNING TIME: 3 hours and 20 minutes (plus an interval)
AGE GUIDANCE: 14 with adult themes. (Contains strobe, haze and smoking of real cigarettes.)
ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: Captioned performance – 1 June 2024, 2.30pm Audio Described performance – 15 June 2024, 2.30pm
VENUE: Noel Coward Theatre, 85-88 St Martin’s Ln, London WC2N 4AP
Production Shots
Photography: Manuel Harlan
