Episode 18: Katherine & Alice (Henry V Act 3 Scene 4)

And Calder and I are totally unequipped to perform it.

So we're going to enjoy a lovely scene in French.

This is the first time I think we are tackling one of the history plays of from Henry V.

And so we are going to be looking at Act 3, Scene 4 between Alice and Catherine.

And I I'm just right off the bat.

I actually have I mean, you know, like I know this play.

You kind of have to.

You know, I've seen film versions of it.

I don't think I've ever seen like a live stage production of it, but I've seen recordings of of some some stage productions of it.

But this is honestly a play I don't have a ton of experience with.

And so I'm excited to learn about it and the context of this scene in particular because it is quite unusual.

So I'm excited to kind of sit back and have you all speak to me and explain this one to me.

Felix, what's your experience with Henry V? Yeah.

I have quite a lot of experience with Henry V. Yeah.

Way back in my teen years, a Henry monologue was my drama school audition speech, the tennis balls monologue.

Yes, yes.

Very good.

One that got me into the school that Beth and I went to.

Oh, fantastic.

I... love Henry I'm less familiar with the Henrys either side four and six yeah but five is is the most uh I think accessible of the Henrys um it's the clearest story I would agree if you've if you don't really if you've if you're a person who kind of looks at the history players and thinks I don't go there I get it I totally get it yeah but they're actually if you ignore the Romans they're quite easy You just have to remember that England and France are always at war.

And that's basically covered by the Henrys.

Then on either side of the Henrys, there's a Richard.

So Richard II at one end, Richard III at the other end.

And then either side of them is a massive constitutional change.

You've got King John at one end with Magna Carta.