Robert Icke’s new production of Player Kings starring Ian McKellen has announced further dates for its London and UK tour.
The production is coming to the Noel Coward Theatre in London from 1 April to 22 June 2024. Prior to London, the show premiered at the New Wimbledon Theatre earlier this month, and is currently playing at the Manchester Opera House to 23 March 2024.
Further dates for the play will include the Bristol Hippodrome from 3 to 6 July 2024, the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre from 10 to 13 July 2024, the Norwich Theatre Royal from 17 to 20 July 2024, and the Newcastle Theatre Royal from 24 to 27 July 2024.
Ian McKellen said in a statement: “Player Kings is a version of Shakespeare’s most English plays. So I am glad we are bringing our production across the country which they celebrate.”
Icke directs and adapts this new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, starring Ian McKellen as Sir John Falstaff, Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso, Romeo and Juliet) as Hal, and Richard Coyle (Ink, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) as King Henry IV.
The Player Kings 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).
The creative team for the production also includes Set and Costume Designer Hildegard Bechtler; Lighting Designer Lee Curran; Sound Designer Gareth Fry; Casting Director Julia Horan CDG; Fight Director Kev McCurdy; Associate Costume Designer Johanna Coe; Hair and Make-up Designer Susanna Peretz; and Associate Directors Jack Bradfield and Lizzie Manwaring.
Tickets for Bristol and Birmingham are currently on sale to ATG+ members, with the general sale starting tomorrow, 22 March 2024 at 10am – See dates and ticket booking
Book tickets to Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre in London
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