23 April – 3 October 2010 Shakespeare’s Globe confirms further details of the 2010 Kings and Rogues theatre season, following a record-breaking 2009 which achieved the highest attendance figures ever in its 13 year history, as well as seeing the Globe reach new audiences all over the UK, Europe and the US through touring, and having its productions filmed for the first time. Shakespeare’s masterpieces Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 will première at the new Globe, as will the rarely performed Henry VIII, which was responsible for burning down the original Globe. Henry VIII will be played by Dominic Rowan who is currently performing in the west-end production of The Misanthrope, following his celebrated performance as Touchstone in the Globe’s 2009 production of As You Like It. Henry VIII will be directed by Mark Rosenblatt (Holding Fire! at Shakespeare’s Globe) and composed by Nigel Hess (Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare’s Globe). http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/ENTERTAINMENT.htm
see also http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/shakespearecountry.htm
