King John, by William Shakespeare (9-13 November 2010)

One of Shakespeare's least known and least performed plays, this is a sage of high politics. A weak leader is yesterday's news, yet pacts and coalitions are ever present... 

"This King John emphasizes the calculations (and miscalculations) which determine political power. "Commodity" trumps principle, rules are of limited consequence and exist chiefly as possibilities to be manipulated. There is only one lasting value: survival."

The rest of the critic is here. 

I played a small part: "Chatillon". Chatillon is the ambassador of King Philip of France. He opens the play, theatening the borrowed majesty, that is England's King John, with "fierce and bloody war"...

This play was presented by the Brussels Shakespeare Society. It was directed by Stephen Challens and produced by Joanna Jack. It was staged at the Warehouse Studio, Brussels.

 

Videos:

King John Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

The text of the play is here.

THE CAST:

King John: David Steen
Queen Elinor: Marion Tomkins
The Bastard: Mark Prescott
Constance: Isabel Walsh
Blanch: Jessica Howard
Sir Robert: Eduardo Aladro
King Philip: Ignace de Volder
Lewis: John Doy
Hubert: Erik Maes
Arthur: Thomas Vercnocke
Prince Henry: Sam Thomas
Austria: Martin Kirk
Salisbury: Ingemar Mikander
Pembroke: Charles Bouchard
Angiers: Sara Hammerton
Chatillon: Enrique Velazquez
Cardinal Pandulph: Karl Keenan
Queen of France & Melun/Prophet Messenger: Nicole Freund, Tetiana Dovganych
Lady Faulconbridge: Iona Hamilton

THE CREW:

Director: Stephen Challens
Producer: Joanna Jack
Stage Manager: Glenn Vaughan
Assistant to Director, Crew: Colum Hatchell, Johnny Mooney
Lighting Design: Jim McKenna
Lights: Barbara Daw, Robin Jezek
Sound: Lotte Lohausen
Props & Book: Andrea Theinert
Set: Stephen Challens, Joanna Jack
Costume: Stephen Challens
Box Office: Janet Middleton
Publicity: Deborah Griffith
Publicity Art: Anna Sparre