Release Date

22 Jan, 2021

Runtime

04:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Ivo van Hove merges William Shakespeare's plays Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III into one explosive performance about leadership.

In Kings of War, director Ivo van Hove focuses on political leadership. The original texts were retranslated by Rob Klinkenberg and then thoroughly adapted: the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the Rose Wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, which are emphatically present as a historical context in the original pieces, were referred to the background in the adaptation in order to accommodate a varied portrait of successive kings. As leaders in times of political instability and war, they show remarkable affinities with world leaders today.

Original Title

ITA Live: Kings of War

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Actors

Ramsey Nasr

Eelco Smits

Hans Kesting

Hugo Koolschijn

Aus Greidanus Jr.

Alwin Pulinckx

Bart Slegers

Chris Nietvelt

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Harm Duco Schut

Ilke Paddenburg

Celia Nufaar

Jip van den Dool

Janni Goslinga

Crew

Ivo van Hove

William Shakespeare

Rob Klinkenberg

Bart Van den Eynde

Peter van Kraaij

Jan Versweyveld

Eric Sleichim

An D'Huys

Jan Versweyveld