Throwing light on the dark side of ruthless Henry

Throwing light on the dark side of ruthless Henry

JK Kazzi as King Henry… “I’m really exposing the dark side of this role. When you change from Prince to King, you have to make a huge shift.” Photo: Brett Boardman Shakespeare’s Henry 5 is famous as one of Shakespeare’s most patriotic plays. Reeking of jingoism, it’s full of household phrases such as “once more into the breach dear friends” and “we few, we happy few, we band of brothers”. It shows the former wastrel Prince Hal, now ascended to t…