Henry 5
By William Shakespeare
Director Marion Potts
1 March – 5 April 2025
In the Playhouse
Theatre
This riveting new production of Shakespeare’s famous war play is directed by Marion Potts and stars dynamic newcomer JK Kazzi.
Saturday 1 March 2025, 7pm *Preview
Sunday 2 March 2025, 6.30pm *Preview
Tuesday 4 March 2025, 6.30pm *Preview
Wednesday 5 March 2025, 7pm *Opening Night
Thursday 6 March 2025, 7pm
Friday 7 March 2025, 7pm
Saturday 8 March 2025, 1pm & 7pm
Sunday 9 March 2025, 4pm
Tuesday 11 March 2025, 6.30pm
Wednesday 12 March 2025, 6.30pm
Thursday 13 March 2025, 7pm
Friday 14 March 2025, 7pm
Saturday 15 March 2025, 1pm & 7pm
Sunday 16 March 2025, 4pm *Post-show In Conversation event 7pm
Tuesday 18 March 2025, 6.30pm
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 6.30pm
Thursday 20 March 2025, 7pm
Friday 21 March 2025, 7pm
Saturday 22 March 2025, 1pm# & 7pm
Sunday 23 March 2025, 4pm
Tuesday 25 March 2025, 6.30pm
Wednesday 26 March 2025, 11am *Schools matinee & post-show Q&A
Wednesday 26 March 2025, 6.30pm
Thursday 27 March 2025, 7pm
Friday 28 March 2025, 7pm
Saturday 29 March 2025, 1pm **
Saturday 29 March 2025, 7pm
Sunday 30 March 2025, 4pm
Tuesday 1 April 2025, 6.30pm
Wednesday 2 April 2025, 6.30pm
Thursday 3 April 2025, 11am *Schools matinee + GP and post-show Q&A
Thursday 3 April 2025, 7pm
Friday 4 April 2025, 7pm
Saturday 5 April 2025, 1pm & 7pm
#Captioned performance
**Audio described, Auslan interpreted + Tactile tour (12pm)
Preview | Price |
|---|---|
| All reserves | $50 |
| Season tickets | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $124 |
| A Reserve | $94 - $110 |
| B Reserve | $59 |
Concession | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $102 - $110 |
| A Reserve | $78 - $94 |
| B Reserve | $56 |
| Under 18^ | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $50 |
| A Reserve | $45 |
| B Reserve | $35 |
Under 35^ | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $50 |
| A Reserve | $45 |
| B Reserve | $35 |
*Means Tested Australian Pensions include:
Aged Disability, Veterans’ Affairs, Health Care, Job Search, Supporting Parent
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The authorised ticket agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House and Bell Shakespeare. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
9am, Tuesday 19 November 2024
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General Public tickets on-sale
10am, Wednesday 20 November 2024
Captioned Performance
Saturday 22 March 2025, 1pm
Captions are text that display the spoken word and other relevant sounds from the talk that are otherwise inaccessible to people who are Deaf or have hearing loss. Scan the QR Code on signs at entry to venue to see the captions on your personal device (mobile phone).
Auslan Interpreted performance
Saturday 29 March 2025, 1pm
Experienced Auslan theatre interpreters stand to the side of the stage and translate what the actors are saying or singing into Auslan. A block of seats is reserved for users of this service to ensure a good view of the interpreter and the stage. Book here.
Audio Described performance
Saturday 29 March 2025, 1pm
Download the preshow notes here or listen to them here
Audio description is a live commentary for people who are blind or have low vision of the visual elements of a performance which is relayed to the patron via a free headset and receiver linked to the FM radio system. A pre-show Tactile Tour allows hands on access to costumes, props and stage set in order to capture the atmosphere of the work. Book using the Audio Description price type.
Wheelchair accessible:
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in our theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office:
Telephone
+61 2 9250 7777
(Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House.
Run time
This performance is expected to run for approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, with no interval. Please be advised this is subject to change.
Content warning
Please note that this production features haze, deep bass sounds, and sudden loud noises.
This production of Henry 5 features mud on stage, and is a very physical production. While all care is taken, we wish to advise patrons seated in the front row that there is a risk of being splashed by mud during one of the battle scenes, and that the mud used on stage is not easily removed from all fabrics. If you wish to sit in the front row, we recommend you wear 100% cotton or linen fabrics to ensure the mud can be removed if they are splashed.
Age
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Henry 5, Act 3 Scene 1Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.
Useful information:
Shakespeare’s famous war play, where leadership, rhetoric, charisma and honour are under the microscope
Young Prince Hal has left his wayward adolescence behind and assumed the mantle of kingship. Following a humiliating insult by the French prince, King Henry launches England into a war with France to claim the throne he believes is rightfully his.
Against all odds, he leads his troops from despair to climactic victory at the Battle of Agincourt. He is hailed a warrior and a hero. But at what cost?
This riveting new production is directed by Marion Potts (Othello, Hamlet), who returns to Bell Shakespeare after 15 years, and stars dynamic newcomer JK Kazzi.
Presented by Bell Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Director Marion Potts
Set and Costume Designer Anna Tregloan
Composer and Sound Designer Jethro Woodward
Lighting Designer Verity Hampson
Movement, Intimacy & Fight Director Nigel Poulton
Voice Director Jack Starkey-Gill
With JK Kazzi, Jack Halabi, Alex Kirwan, Odile le Clézio, Ava Madon, Harrison Mills, Ella Prince, Jo Turner, Mararo Wangai, Rishab Kern and Ziggy Resnick
Bell Shakespeare Production Patron: Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes
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Bell Shakespeare returns to the stage in 2025 with three of Shakespeare’s most powerful and exhilarating works: the riveting war play Henry 5, political thriller Coriolanus and Peter Evans' critically acclaimed production of the greatest love story of all time, Romeo & Juliet.
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
You may bring drinks into the venue to enjoy during the performance. Hot beverages, red wine, glassware and food however cannot be brought in due to safety and to help maintain the character of the building.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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