Magnetic, dominating, ruthless and shrewd, Sir Henry Irving was the most famous actor on the Victorian stage and one of the great celebrities of the nineteenth century, both in Britain and America. The script of Henry the Great, written for five actors, brings Irving's art and personality vividly to life through the words of those who knew and worked with him, including his leading lady Ellen Terry, his manager Bram Stoker and his most vocal critic, George Bernard Shaw.
