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Henry the Fifth " review by Lyn Gardner

Unicorn, LondonCleverly recast for young audiences, Shakespeare's warrior king becomes a stroppy teenager unwisely itching for a fightShakespeare's Henry V can be seen as a celebration of heroic patriotism (think the Laurence Olivier movie from 1944), or as a play which exposes the horrors of war. Ignace Cornellissen's deft and involving response for young audiences does something different and more satiric " present…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AM on October 17, 2013

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