ITA Live: Kings of War
2021In Kings of War, director Ivo van Hove focuses on political leadership. The original texts were retranslated by Rob Klinkenberg and then thoroughly adapted: the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the Rose Wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, which are emphatically present as a historical context in the original pieces, were referred to the background in the adaptation in order to accommodate a varied portrait of successive kings. As leaders in times of political instability and war, they show remarkable affinities with world leaders today.
Acted in
Ramsey Nasr
as Henry V, Richmond
Eelco Smits
as Grey, Henry VI
Hans Kesting
as Richard III
Hugo Koolschijn
as Charles VI, Warwick, Stanley
Aus Greidanus Jr.
as Gloucester, Buckingham
Alwin Pulinckx
as Exeter, Prince of Wales
Bart Slegers
as Chief of Staff, York, Edward IV
Chris Nietvelt
as Montjoy, Leonora, Elizabeth
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
as Cardinal, Rivers
Harm Duco Schut
as Williams, Prince Edward, Prince of York
Ilke Paddenburg
as Katharina, Lady Anne
Celia Nufaar
as Duchess of York
Jip van den Dool
as Dauphin, Suffolk, Clarence
Janni Goslinga
as Margareta
