“let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings…” Richard II
The Hollow Crown spans the reign of the lavish and wasteful Richard II, torn from his perch by the brilliant and persuasive tongue of a true political animal, Henry IV, a thief who steals a crown and cannot sleep with guilt as her bedfellow, while her famous daughter has an equally uncomfortable bedfellow, another thief, Falstaff, Shakespeare’s greatest comic creation. She will cloud and pollute the rise of England’s most famous ‘sun’ – Henry V, the cracked mirror to the gallant Hotspur who, having once tasted blood, becomes the unstoppable destroyer of worlds.
In this raucous cycle you will meet kings and despots, rebels and soldiers, thinker and thieves. From the Shrewsbury to Agincourt, you will witness the fiercest and most unlikely of battles – in the fields, the corridors, the bedrooms and the hearts of the realm.
“Once more into the breach dear friends” for this exhilarating ride through a history that was not interested in facts and figures or even the particular events of a British Isle, but in the universal act of living, ruling and dying in any nation, among any people, at any time. This is human history made flesh, a play about how what it means to live in “this best garden in the world” but be unable to make it grow. This is a story about us.
The Hollow Crown
Adaptor & Director Damien Ryan
Bella Vista Farm, Baulkham Hills
Dec 8th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 27th, 29th (@6.30pm); 14th, 16th, 23rd, 30th (@2.30pm)
Everglades Gardens, Leura
Jan 12th, 18th, 25th (@6.30pm); 20th, 26th and 27th (@2pm)
Tickets
Adult $42, Concession $32, Family bundle (2 Adult, 2 Concession) $120, Children 9 and under are free.
Come once or come see both shows and get an extra 20% discount off tickets on the second show.
Companion Cards accepted to all performances. Please book you ticket/s to your preferred performance then email support@ticketbooth.com.au with proof of companion card and the confirmation ID for your purchase order to receive your complimentary companion ticket.
