Vidar Hjardeng MBE - RSC Henry V, AD Theatre Review

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for another audio described theatre review. 

This time we have Shakespeare’s retelling of the initial phase of the Lancastrian war, part of the hundred years war as RSC Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Alfred Enoch as Henry V at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon with description by Professional Audio Describers Carolyn Smith and Ellie Packer.

About ‘Henry V’

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? 
 
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