Henry V

Henry V is Shakespeare's history play about a king who takes England to war. With two nations divided by one sea, Henry claims the French throne and leads his army across the Channel against seemingly insurmountable odds. From the siege of Harfleur to the fields of Agincourt, he must hold together an outnumbered army, and the play asks what turns a leader into a legend.

Damian Lewis, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Homeland and is known for Band of Brothers and Wolf Hall, makes his Old Vic debut in the title role. The production is directed by Rupert Goold, the Old Vic's Artistic Director, whose work includes Ink, King Charles III and the film Judy. A new staging of Shakespeare's play about leadership and war, with a familiar screen and stage actor as the warrior-king.