Henry V review

“Angrily overstated”

ReviewsMar 3, 2022by David BenedictDonmar Warehouse, London

Kit Harington in Henry V at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo: Helen Murray

Kit Harington stars in a political and impersonal, overstated and underplayed production of Shakespeare’s play

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David Benedict has been a daily columnist and theatre editor on the Independent and arts editor of the Observer. He is chief London critic of Variety, a regular guest on the BBC, and is currently writing the authorised biography of Stephen Sondheim. Read David's columns for The Stage every Wednesday.

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