In Kings of War, director Ivo van Hove focuses on political leadership. The original texts were retranslated by Rob Klinkenberg and then thoroughly adapted: the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the Rose Wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, which are emphatically present as a historical context in the original pieces, were referred to the background in the adaptation in order to accommodate a varied portrait of successive kings. As leaders in times of political instability and war, they show remarkable affinities with world leaders today.
as Henry V, Richmond
as Grey, Henry VI
as Richard III
as Charles VI, Warwick, Stanley
as Gloucester, Buckingham
as Exeter, Prince of Wales
as Chief of Staff, York, Edward IV
as Montjoy, Leonora, Elizabeth
as Cardinal, Rivers
as Williams, Prince Edward, Prince of York
as Katharina, Lady Anne
as Duchess of York
as Dauphin, Suffolk, Clarence
as Margareta
