Full casting is announced for the RSC’s forthcoming production of Henry V, Shakespeare’s great history play, directed by RSC Co-Artistic Director, Tamara Harvey. The production runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between Saturday 14 March and Saturday 25 April 2026. See listing.
‘This story shall the good man teach his son…’
From a rebellious, carefree young man to the King of England. Overnight. And now this new king has an eye on the throne of France.
A reckless insult from the French Dauphin offers the perfect excuse for Henry V to declare war. But there’s a human price to pay for his pursuit of power and thousands could die at Agincourt.
Henry must unite his country, defeat the French, and prove himself worthy of the crown of England. Does he have what it takes?
Henry V will be the first play Tamara has directed in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre since becoming Co-Artistic Director, and follows her critically acclaimed productions of Pericles and The Constant Wife, which ran in the RSC’s Swan Theatre. This will be the first time that a female director has directed Henry V at the RSC in the history of the Company.
As previously announced Alfred Enoch plays the title role, reuniting him with Tamara after also playing the title role in her production of Pericles. Alfred’s theatre credits include What A Carve Up!, The Picture of Dorian Gray, As You Like It (@sohoplace – West End), Romeo and Juliet (Globe), Crave (
Alfred has recently appeared on Netflix as Isaac Fagbenle in the Harlan Coban thriller, Run Away. Other screen credits include: Miss Austen (BBC), The Couple Next Door (Channel 4), Foundation (Apple TV), Trust Me (BBC), How To Get Away With Murder (ABC), Troy: Fall of a City (BBC), Sherlock (BBC), Mount Pleasant (Sky), Broadchurch (BBC), and the films, The Critic, This Is Christmas, Executive Order, Tigers and The Harry Potter series.
The full cast comprises: Catrin Aaron (Hostess/Queen Isabel/Governor of Harfleur); Micah Balfour (Exeter); Jamie Ballard (Canterbury/King of France/Williams); Diany Bandza (Scroop/Alice/Rambures)
The production will also feature two groups of 15 supernumeraries, drawn from the Coventry and Warwickshire area, who will be the watching crowd, soldiers and ghosts.
