RSC Live: Henry IV Part II
South Holland Centre,
Spalding
Friday, June 20, 7pm
Tickets £13 (£11.50)
Box Office 01775 764777
www.southhollandcentre.co.uk
South Holland Centre hosts the latest live screening of the Royal Shakespeare Company with its performance of Henry IV Part II from the Bard’s hometown of Stratford Upon Avon.
King Henry’s health is failing as a second rebellion threatens to surface.
Intent on securing his legacy, he is uncertain that Hal is a worthy heir, believing him to be more concerned with earthly pleasures than with the responsibility of rule.
Meanwhile, Falstaff is sent to the countryside to recruit fresh troops.
Among the unwitting locals, opportunities for embezzlement and profiteering prove impossible to resist as Falstaff gleefully indulges in the business of lining his own pockets.
As the King’s health continues to worsen, Hal must choose between duty and loyalty to an old friend in Shakespeare’s heartbreaking conclusion to this pair of plays.
