The Birmingham Rep will be starting 2026 with a bang as they present a concert performance of the epic new musical, Sweet Henry V - coming to The Studio on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January.

It’s 1413, witness the glow up as Sweet Henry V (it’s pronounced Vee, actually) transforms from playboy prince to the most famous warrior king in British history. All he has to do is defeat the douchebag Prince of Wales, Owain Glyndŵr.

Watch as the anointed King and rebel Prince go head-to-head in this hilarious and heart-rending new musical about that most human of struggles; the quest to find out who we are and where we belong.

Imagine if Shakespeare’s History Plays donned their lippy and heels and were taken out for a night on the tiles. We’re talking Hamilton meets Braveheart meets Priscilla Queen of the Desert in this radical reinvention of history that’s pounding with camp Celtic vibes.

This script-in-hand concert performance features a live band with over thirty original numbers: including banging medieval tunes like A-Hole, Naked Out Here and I’m Your Man.

The cast have now been announced for this Birmingham Rep production. Leading the cast as Henry V (Hal) and Owain Glyndŵr (OG) respectively, are Will Jennings (Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre, Starter  For Ten, Bristol Old Vic and Birmingham Rep) and Birmingham’s own Matt Rawle (Cabaret, Savoy Theatre and UK tour, Evita, West End).

They will be joined by Seiriol Davies (How To Win Against History, Edinburgh Fringe and Young Vic, Milky Peaks, Theatr Clywd) as Henry IV; Adrian Hansel (Military Wives The Musical, Theatre Royal York, We Will Rock You, West End) as Hotspur; Emily Ivana Hawkins (Housemates, Hijinx and Sherman Theatre, A Christmas Carol, Sherman Theatre) as De Grey; Emmy Stonelake (Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s Globe, OG Prince of Wales, Sherman Theatre) as Catrin; and Rhys Taylor (Eugenius, Turbine Theatre, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, UK tour) as Iolo.

The full creative team is Joe Murphy (Director), Seiriol Davies (Book, Music and Lyrics), Leo Munby (Musical Director), Livi Van Warmelo (Associate Musical Director), and Lucy Baker-Swinburn (Keyboard Programmer). They will be joined Dan Hayward (Drums), Clive Meldrum (Sound No 1) and Elliot Mitchell (Company Stage Manager).

Sweet Henry V comes to The Rep on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January. To book simply visit Birmingham Rep at birmingham-rep.co.uk