The three stories of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1 find a fascinating home in Walking Shadow’s production. Audiences get to pick which party to follow from the start, secluding themselves with a certain group of characters until the stories converge later on. Will you pick King Henry’s cowboy court, full of good ol’ boys plotting how to keep power? Or Hotspur and the punk rebels of the Percy party? Maybe join the indie sleaze of Prince Hal and Falstaff in the tavern, blocking out political intrigue for as long as possible. Whichever room you join will set the scene for an explosive battle. And those settings? They bring the Elizabethan intrigue rip-roaring into modern relevance, as it should be. – Cat McCarrey
