NEW YORK—Remember your allies and the promises you’ve made them in your climb to the top, warns William Shakespeare in “Henry IV Part I.” Now at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s (BAM) Harvey Theater as part of the series “King and Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings,” the play is presented in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Ohio State University.
King Henry IV (Jasper Britton), having ascended to the throne of England, learns all too quickly that winning a battle is not nearly as difficult as keeping the peace. Dissension comes from the Percy clan in Scotland and their relatives in Wales.
Prince Hal, King Henry, and Hotspur all face up to the responsibilities their positions, conscience, and honor demand.
