HENRY V

editions of the text and books including a publication history fact sheet on Henry the Fifth, the folio and quarto versions and a guide to currently available publications of Shakespeare's Henry V.

HENRY V

Quick Key Facts:

Written between 1598 and 1599

Possibly first performed at the Globe in 1599, but first recorded performance is January 7, 1605 at Court.

Published in First Quarto - 1600

Published in First Folio - 1623 

Total Lines in Play - 3227 lines

Longest part - King Henry V 1028 lines

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 HENRY V

on film - dvd, download and video - including a fact sheet on Henry the Fifth Film History and a guide to currently available films, movies and adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry V.

HENRY V

theatre and stage productions including a fact sheet on Performance History, a guide to current and forthcoming worldwide productions, an archive of recent stagings and a guide to books on acting and staging Henry the Fifth.

We Recommend:

Visit The National Theatre Stagework for their excellent Henry V website including interviews with Nick Hytner on directing the play against the background of the war in Iraq, actors Adrian Lester on Henry V and Penny Downie on the Chorus, scenes from the play, a discussion of the themes of Henry V, and an exploration of the development of King Henry from callow youth to strong leader.

Click here to go to Henry V at Stagework

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study guides, student notes, teaching aids and critical works on Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth including fact sheets on characters, plot and sources, along with a guide to currently available Henry V study guides.

                           HENRY V

audiobooks on cd, download, MP3 and cassette of Shakespeare's Henry the FIfth including a guide to currently available Henry V audiobooks.