Ahead of Player Kings first preview in the West End this Monday 1 April, new artwork has been revealed.

Adapted by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, starring Ian McKellen, Toheeb Jimoh and Richard Coyle. The production, directed by Icke, opens at the Noël Coward Theatre, 1 April – 22 June 2024 (Press Night: 11 April), before touring to Bristol Hippodrome (3 – 6 July 2024), Birmingham Alexandra (10 – 13 July 2024), Norwich Theatre Royal (17 – 20 July 2024) and Newcastle Theatre Royal (24 - 27 July 2024).

A divided country, leadership crumbling, corruption in the air. Welcome to England. Hal wasn't born to be king. Only now, it seems, he will be. His father longs for him to leave behind his friends in the taverns of Eastcheap, most notably the infamous John Falstaff. War is on the horizon. But will Hal ever come good?

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