In the early hours of Saturday morning I will be heading down to Cornwall to perform in Henry V at the Minack Theatre. I’m really looking forward to it and weather permitting it will be fantastic. I’ll blog about it when I get back, but in the meantime click on the image to see backstage photos from the shows at Derby Grammar School.
Fluellen - Angry about leeks or something
Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company frequently hire costumes from the Royal Shakespeare Company. More often than not there are labels inside and you can find out the production, actor and role the costume was used for previously. I was particularly excited to find out that my Montjoy costume belonged to Jonathan Slinger’s Richard II in the RSC’s recent histories cycle. If you click the link it’s the one he’s wearing in the photo, minus the jerkin.
If that wasn’t impressive enough our Fluellen Mat’s suit of armour belonged to Brian Blessed in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Tickets for Henry V are available from the Minack Theatre website.
Update: Henry V has been and gone, I hope you enjoyed the show.