- Running time Approximately 4 hours
- Age guidelines 10+ For ages 10+. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.
Player Kings - Tour Dates
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Player Kings is a thrilling new version of Henry IV adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.
The production stars Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso, Romeo and Juliet) as Hal, Richard Coyle (Ink, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) as King Henry IV, and David Semark as Sir John Falstaff.
Bringing together Shakespeare’s two great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Player Kings recently reigned over London’s West End, and is now on a short UK tour.
Player Kings is running at Manchester Opera House, Bristol Hippodrome, Birmingham Alexandra Theatre, Norwich Theatre Royal & Newcastle Theatre Royal – See Tour Dates, below
Don’t miss this theatrical highlight of the year.
Player Kings ran at the Noel Coward Theatre in London from 1 April to 22 June 2024, and is touring the UK from 3 to 27 July 2024.
NOTE: Sir Ian McKellen is no longer appearing in this production following an injury during the London run of the play
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?
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Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Player Kings?
Starring David Semark (Falstaff), Toheeb Jimoh (Hal), and Richard Coyle (King Henry IV).
NOTE: Sir Ian McKellen is no longer appearing in this production following an injury during the London run of the play
The cast also includes Raphael Akuwudike (Prince John/Second Drawer), Sara Beharrell (Hotspur’s Servant/Snare/Davy), Samuel Edward-Cook (Hotspur/Pistol), Geoffrey Freshwater (Bardolph), James Garnon (Worcester/Silence), Alice Hayes (Messenger/Carrier), Henry Jenkinson (Harcourt), Nigel Lister (Northumberland/Francis) Annette McLaughlin (Warwick), Mark Monero (Peto), Hywel Morgan (Sir Walter Blunt), Joseph Mydell (Lord Chief Justice), Clare Perkins (Mistress Quickly), Daniel Rabin (Poins), David Semark (Vernon), David Shelley (Sheriff/Surrey), Robin Soans (Shallow), Tafline Steen (Tearsheet/Lady Percy) and Perry Williams (Page/Douglas/Thomas).
Who are the creative team of Player Kings?
Based on William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.
Adapted and Directed by Robert Icke.
Designer: Hildegard Bechtler; Lighting Designer: Lee Curran; Sound Designer: Gareth Fry; Casting Director: Julia Horan; Fight Director: Kev McCurdy
Produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions and No Guarantees
Important Notes
Age restrictions: For ages 10+. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.
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★★★★ "A tour de force" - The Sunday Times
★★★★ "Ian McKellen and Toheeb Jimoh are phenomenal as a deluded Falstaff and dangerous Hal in Robert Icke’s elegant take on ‘Henry IV’" - TimeOut
★★★★ "Ian McKellen's Falstaff is a remarkable feat of skill and swagger" - The Evening Standard
★★★★ i News
★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★ The Stage
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