A peek into the rehearsal room at the RSC's Henry V

Alfred Enoch as Henry V (centre) and company. Photo credit Johan Persson.

HENRY V by William Shakespeare, Directed by Tamara Harvey at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from Saturday 14 March – Saturday 25 April 2026.

Take a peek inside the rehearsal room for the RSC’s forthcoming production of Henry V, Shakespeare’s great history play, directed by RSC Co-Artistic Director, Tamara Harvey.  

The company of Henry V. Photo credit Johan Persson.

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.

Paul Hunter and company. Photo credit Johan Persson.

Alfred Enoch plays the title role, reuniting him with Tamara after also playing the title role in her production of Pericles.

The full cast comprises: Catrin Aaron; Micah Balfour, Jamie Ballard, Diany Bandza, Michael Elcock, Alfred Enoch, Owain Gwynn, Valentine Hanson, Paul Hunter, Hanora Kamen, Natalie Kimmerling, Sophie McIntosh, Emmanuel Olusanya, Sam Parks, Sion Pritchard, Sarah Slimani, Tanvi Virmani, Ewan Wardrop and Imogen Wilde.

Diany Bandza (Scroop/Rambures/Alice). Photo credit Johan Persson.

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.

Valentine Hanson (Henry IV/Grey/Erpingham). Photo credit Johan Persson.

Tamara Harvey said: “I’m delighted to be directing in our larger theatre for the first time. Henry V has urgent questions to ask about the nature of leadership and the impact of decisions made in the corridors of power, and I can’t wait to explore the play with the exceptional cast we have assembled.  Henry V was one of the first Shakespeare plays that our Henry, Alfred Enoch, ever saw. It’s a play we both love so after working together on Pericles in 2024, it felt natural that we should tackle it in a space where so many great actors have played it, albeit never before at the RSC (astonishingly) with a woman director. I feel honoured to be the first.”

Alfred Enoch (Henry V) and Tamara Harvey (Director). Photo credit Johan Persson.

Joining Tamara on the Creative Team are: Lucy Osborne (Set and Costume Designer), Ryan Day (Lighting Designer), Jamie Salisbury (Composer), Claire Windsor (Sound Designer), Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster (Movement Director), Kate Waters (Fight Director) and Christopher Worrall CDG (Casting Director).

For tickets and further details: www.rsc.org.uk or call the Box Office 01789 331111