Legendary actor Sir Ian McKellen stars as the rogue Falstaff in Player Kings, writer and director Robert Icke’s thrilling new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Book Player Kings tickets, and see the most prestigious show of the spring season.
This is England, 1403. Henry IV rules over a divided kingdom filled with corruption. A group of rebel lords plot to steal his throne, and the country is on the verge of war. Will his immature son, Prince Hal, ever grow up and step up to the throne? Will he see the error of his ways and give up his association with the scoundrel Sir John Falstaff and the other lowlifes who prowl the taverns of Eastcheap?
Combining the two plays Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2 into a gripping single show, this exciting production promises a historic story with contemporary resonance — and a rollicking good time with a multi-award-winning legend center stage. Book tickets to Player Kings in London on Box Office.
3hr 40min. Incl. 1 Interval.
1st April, 2024
22nd June, 2024
Plays, West End, Stars on Stage
Ages 14+. Please note: Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old.
This production contains adult themes, gunshots, strobe, haze and smoking of real cigarettes.
By: Robert Icke, adapted from Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2 by William Shakespeare
Director: Robert Icke
Cast list: Ian McKellen (as Falstaff)
Design: Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting: Lee Curran
Sound: Gareth Fry
Other info: Fight direction by Kev McCurdy
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Car park: St Martin's Lane Hotel (1min)
Directions from tube: (2mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin’s Lane, where you head right until you reach the theatre.
Day of week | Matinee | Evening |
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Monday | - | 6:30 PM |
Tuesday | - | 6:30 PM |
Wednesday | 2:30 PM | - |
Thursday | - | 6:30 PM |
Friday | - | 6:30 PM |
Saturday | 2:30 PM | - |
Sunday | - | - |
Ian McKellen - 'one of the world's greatest actors' (Times) - plays Falstaff in a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, adapted by the award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.
Player Kings is 3hr 40min. Incl. 1 Interval..
Noël Coward Theatre.
The price for tickets to Player Kings starts at £22.
Ages 14+. Please note: Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old.
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