Henry V (1977)
By William Shakespeare
David Conville directed Henry V in 1977, with Clive Arrindell playing the role of King Henry V. This "warm" (Telegraph) and comic interpretation was deemed as a "clear and unpretentious" production (Guardian). Clive Arrindell was relatively unknown, but having been discovered by Laurence Olivier, this was his first major Shakespearean role. Along with a strong supporting cast, this Jubilee production proved to be light and enjoyable.
The cast
Clive Arrindell
King Henry V
Ian Bartholomew
Duke of Bedford
Christopher Good
The Dauphin
Celia Imrie
Mistress Quickly/Alice
Stephen Hoye
Duke of Gloucester
Granville Saxton
The Constable of France/Rambures
Esmond Knight
Chorus
Richard Goolden
King Charles VI
Ian Talbot
Archbishop of Canterbury/Fluellen
John Saunders
Duke of Exeter
Mel Oxley
Earl of Westmoreland
Alexander John
Bishop of Ely/Lord Scroop/Gower
David Whitworth
Pistol
Patrick Marley
Nym
Mike Hayward
Bardolph
Louis Hammond
Boy
Frank Baker
Earl of Cambridge/Macmorris/Williams
Graham Callan
Sir Thomas Grey/Jamy/Duke of Orleans
Max Hafler
Bates
Peter Acre
Court/Herald
Sue Woodley
Drummer
Anne Watt
Drummer
Nigel Jeffcoat
Governor of Harfleur/Duke of Burgundy
Mike Hayward
Montjoy
Louise Purnell
Princess Katharine
Sally Greenwood
Queen Isabel
Creative team
David Conville
Director
Designer
Tim Goodchild
Assistant Director
David Weston
Musical Adviser
Kenneth Waller
Weaponry Consultants
Robert Hardy
Weaponry Consultants
John Waller
Sound Adviser
David Mason
Lighting
Bob Richens
Programmes and Marketing
Reviews
Sunday Telegraph
"Racy" "Clive Arrindell's youthful Harry came across well"
The Guardian
"clear unpretentious production" "Clive Arrindell's honest, likeable and genuinely noble Harry dominates the action" "there's a warmth of enjoyment about this production which all but banishes the cold"
Financial Times
"Brilliance and precision given to the exchange between Katherine and her maid (Louise Purnell and Celia Imrie) in French"
Telegraph
"warm production of the play, admirably fitted the grassy stage" "History here is taken lightly, but there are ample delights, including the exuberant Welshness of Ian Talbot's overwrought Fluellen."