King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. As the play opens, King Henry IV (formerly Henry Bolingbroke) and Henry Percy (Hotspur) argue over the disposition of prisoners from the Battle of Holmedon. The King’s attitude toward Mortimer and the Percy family prompts them to plot rebellion. In the meantime, his son Prince Hal is living the low life in the company of Sir John Falstaff. As the time of battle nears, Prince Hal joins his father and is given a high command. The play’s climax is the Battle of Shrewsbury, in which Prince Hal and Hotspur meet and fight, with Prince Hal and the forces of the King prevailing. The action continues in King Henry IV, Part 2. From the start this has been an extremely popular play both with the public and with critics. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden and Wikipedia)
Characters: Narrator/stage directions: read by
KalyndaKing Henry IV and Douglas: read by
Mark F. SmithHenry, Prince of Wales: read by
Max Porter ZasadaPrince John of Lancaster: read by
Brian EdwardsEarl of Westmoreland: read by
Larysa JaworskiSir Walter Blunt: read by
Joshua B. ChristensenEarl of Worcester: read by
David BarnesNorthumberland and 2nd Messenger: read by
Lisa WilsonHenry Percy (Hotspur): read by
Michael SiroisEdmund Mortimer: read by
Scott SherrisScroop, Archbishop of York: read by
Vin ReillyPeto, Sir Michael, Chamberlain, and Travellers: read by
MockfrogOwen Glendower: read by
Denny SayersSir Richard Vernon: read by
David MuncasterSir John Falstaff: read by
John LiederPoins: read by
Jordan SchneiderGadshill, Francis, and Ostler: read by
Alan ClareBardolph: read by
David ZezulkaLady Percy: read by
Cecelia PriorMrs. Quickly, Hostess: read by
Rosalind WillsFirst Carrier: read by
Maria MorabeSecond Carrier: read by
Ophelia DarcyServant: read by
Katie GibboneyVintner: read by
Lauren Tunnell VerdeyenSheriff: read by
Heather BarnettFirst Messenger: read by
Laurie Anne Walden
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