1st Zanni Theatre is thrilled to present the world premiere of A KINGDOM JACK’D by American playwright Scott Bradley.

“What if Falstaff won?”

A KINGDOM JACK’D is an uproarious alternate history in which Shakespeare’s most lovable rogue somehow finds himself crowned King.

This is Shakespeare turned upside-down: brutal satire meets broad comedy, all delivered in tightly wrought verse. The play draws equally on the medieval world of the original Henry IV, the Elizabethan imagination that reshaped it, and our own contemporary political absurdity.

In collaboration with York International Shakespeare Festival, A KINGDOM JACK’D will premiere at the historic Merchant Adventurer’s Hall in York on 30 April 2026.