Henry V, 1997, An early production at the restored Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

"There are ravishing costumes, three entrances, a trap-door and a balcony. That's all. In a way it restricts the action, bringing us close to the dramatic circumstances for which it was written." Robert Butler, Independent on Sunday 8.6.97 Opening Date: 27 May 1997 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.Mark Rylance as Henry V; Director Richard Olivier; Designer, Jenny Tiramini; Photographer, Douglas Cooper. (By permission of ahds.ac.uk/performingarts)

This production aimed at recovering the exact production values of the original one, including rushes on the stage, which proved very inconvenient. HMR