HENRY V - Friday 13th Nov 2: 30 PM

HENRY V

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Anna Blackburn

KING HENRY V

A kingdom on fire. A storm gathering. A crown. A claim. A war.

England is divided. France is within reach. A young king invades France to seize a throne he

believes is his by right. What follows is a brutal campaign of blood, betrayal and beastliness,

culminating in the fields of Agincourt, where a vastly outnumbered army is driven to the edge of

destruction.

This is King Henry V stripped to the bone: fast, physical and savage. Heroism and brutality

collide in a visceral, relentless world, where glory and brutality are inseparable, where victory

has a price, and where the making of a king demands the making of a monster.

DIRECTOR'S BIO

Anna Blackburn is an award-winning director and actor based in London, and an alumnus of Fourth Monkey. She is Associate Director for Burnt Orange Theatre and frequently works across youth theatres, drama schools and professional companies.

Her recent directing credits include The IT (Seven Dials Playhouse & Chelsea Theatre), multiple school tours for Vienna’s English Theatre, How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? (Assistant Director - Told By An Idiot & The Unicorn Theatre) and The Merchant of Venice (Fourth Monkey). Her version of The Tempest was the winner of London Pub Theatre’s Special Commendation for Excellence and Alix Owen’s Critic’s Choice of the Year. She was a finalist for Best Director at the Fringe First Awards 2025-2026 for her production of Julius Caesar.

Content Advisory 

Content Advisory: This play contains adult themes: strong language, scenes of abuse, scenes of threat & violence, including psychological, emotional, and physical abuse, self-harm and suicide. 

Technical Advisory: This production includes the use of haze, loud noises and flashing lights.    

Please note this show is suitable for 14+ only.