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Henry 4 23 February – 9 March 2013

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COLLECTED WORKS AUSTRALIA 2013
SEASON TICKET PACKAGES: Save up to $10 per show when you purchase a season ticket of four shows or more. Season ticket holders also receive special offers during the year, entry into gala opening night events and have priority access to Take Part forums and talks. For more information about Season 2013 and how to become a season ticket holder click here

Review from The Australian, Wednesday 27 February 'John Bell gives one of the best performances of his career'

Review from Australian Stage, Wednesday 27 February 'Henry 4 is young, pithy and full of the muck, mire and joy of life... an excellent production'

Review from ArtsHub, Friday 1 March ‘There’s a reason the name Bell Shakespeare has become synonymous with quality theatre...
4 ½ stars out of 5’

King Henry IV risked everything for the crown. But his son doesn't seem to share the same ambition. Instead, he'd rather hang around with petty criminals and lowlife drunkards. But when the King's former supporters stage a rebellion against him, we're drawn into a sprawling tale of adventure, ambition and political intrigue.

John Bell directs this new production and stars as Shakespeare's greatest comic creation, Falstaff. Lord of misrule, life of the party, corrupter of youth. And his Australian take on English history, with its monarchy, class system and civil unrest teeters on the edge of anarchy.

This age-old story of a rebellious son and a domineering father is bursting with dramatic tension interspersed with riotous, bawdy comedy, music and violence set to recapture the boisterous atmosphere of Shakespeare's Globe for a modern audience.

BY William Shakespeare
ADAPTED BY John Bell
DIRECTOR John Bell with Damien Ryan
DESIGNER Stephen Curtis
LIGHTING DESIGNER Matt Scott
COMPOSER Kelly Ryall
FIGHT DIRECTOR Scott Witt
TEXT CAPTAIN Tony Llewellyn-Jones

With Terry Bader, John Bell, Felix Jozeps, Jason Klarwein, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Nathan Lovejoy, Arky Micheal, Matthew Moore, Sean O’Shea, Yalin Ozucelik, Matilda Ridgway, Wendy Strehlow, David Whitney & Ben Wood.

This season is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NS

TAKE PART - Morning Tea With John Bell

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* CONCESSIONS Concession tickets available to Pensioner, Full Time Student, Seniors, Unemployed, Under 27 and Child (15 years and under). If purchasing concession priced tickets, proof of eligibility of concession must be presented to Canberra Ticketing staff upon collection of tickets or full price may be charged.

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