King Henry IV, Part 2

William Shakespeare

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Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play picks up where Henry IV, Part 1 left off. Its focus is on Prince Hal's journey toward kingship and his ultimate rejection of Falstaff. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Characters:

Rumour the Presenter and Lady Percy: Cecelia Prior
King Henry IV: Mark F. Smith
Henry, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Henry V: Max Porter Zasada
Prince John of Lancaster: Brian Edwards
Prince Humphrey of Gloucester: Simon Larois
Thomas, Duke of Clarence: Aleithia
Earl of Northumberland: Lisa Wilson
Scroop, Archbishop of York: Vin Reilly
Lord Mowbray: Ellis Christoff
Lord Hastings: hefyd
Lord Bardolph: David Leeson
Sir John Colville, Silence, Second Drawer, and Porter: Silence
Travers, Shadow, and Bullcalf: Daniel Hutton
Morton and Shallow: David Nicol
Earl of Warwick: Aaron Elliott & mb
Earl of Westmoreland: Larysa Jaworski
Gower: Miriam Esther Goldman
Harcourt: Jennifer Stearns
Lord Chief Justice and First Groom: Lars Rolander
Bardolph and Servant: David Lawrence
Sir John Falstaff: John Lieder
Edward Poins: Bellona Times
Pistol: Lorelle Anderson
Peto: Matthew Ward
Page and Dancer (Epilogue): Laurie Anne Walden
Davy, Mouldy, and Fang: Fr. Richard Zeile
Snare: Anna Simon
Thomas Wart: Lucy Perry
Francis Feeble: Cori Samuel
Francis, a drawer; Second and Third Grooms: Barry Eads
Lady Northumberland: BrianaBird
Hostess Quickly: Rosalind Wills
Doll Tearsheet: Philippa
First Beadle: Elli
Third Drawer and Messenger: Neeru Iyer
Stage Directions: Kalynda

Audio edited by David Lawrence (3 hr 10 min)