description: This play introduces Shakespeare's greatest comedic character, the dissolute knight Sir John Falstaff. While King Henry's England is threatened by rebellion, the king's scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, his companions a crew of rogues and thieves let by Falstaff. The earl of Northumberland and his fiery son Hotspur scheme to overthrow the crown. Can Hal be brought to a sense of duty as Prince of Wales? Or will the influence of Falstaff prove too strong? The issue is decided when Hal, Hotspur, and Falstaff come together at the climactic battle of Shrewsbury. Hal is played by Jamie Glover and King Henry by Julian Glover. Richard Griffiths is Falstaff.
language: English
title: Henry IV, Part 1
titlecomplete: Henry IV, Part 1
characters: Sir Richard Vernon, 8th Baron of Shipbrook, Owain Glyndŵr, Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr, Henry Percy "Hotspur", Henry IV of England, Ostler, Edward "Ned" Poins, Henry V of England, Bardolph, Peto, Vintner, Chamberlain, Servant to Hotspur, Mistress Nell Quickly, Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, Richard le Scrope, Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, Gilliams, messenger to Hotspur, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Sir Michael, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Sir Walter Blount, Francis the drawer, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, 2nd Traveller, Sir John Falstaff, Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Mugs (carrier), Sir Edmund Mortimer IV, Tom (carrier), 1st Traveller, Sheriff, Robin Ostler, Elizabeth Mortimer, Baroness Camoys
genres: Historical Fiction, Theatre, Historical, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 29553
series: Henry IV, Wars of the Roses
publisher: Audio Partners