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Richard
III
by William Shakespeare
Performed
at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre,
Stratford-upon-Avon
Opened on 14th June 1984
Transferred to the Barbican Theater,
London
Opened on 25th April 1985
The
Royal Shakespeare Company
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Pictures
from Richard III
(please click on each picture for
a larger version)
Patricia
Routledge as Queen Margaret
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Harold Innocent
as Edward IV,
Frances Tomelty as Queen Elizabeth
and Antony Sher as Richard,
Duke of Gloucester
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Antony Sher
as Richard,
Duke of Gloucester |
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Sion Probert
as Second Murderer,
Roger Allam as Clarence
and Brian Parr as First Murderer
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Roger Allam
as Clarence and
Brian Parr as First Murderer
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Antony Sher
as Richard and
Brian Blessed as Lord Hastings
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Rehearsal
Photos
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Penny
Downie and
Christopher Ravenscroft
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Antony
Sher and Roger Allam |
Patricia
Routledge |
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| CAST: |
| Richard,
Duke of Gloucester |
Antony
Sher |
| George,
Duke of Clarence |
Roger
Allam |
| Sir
Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower |
Paul
Gregory |
| Lord
Hastings |
Brian
Blessed (Stratford)
Pete Postlethwaite (London) |
| Lady
Anne |
Penny
Downie |
| Lady
of the Court |
Liz
Moscrop |
| Lady
of the Court |
Alison
Rose |
| Lady
of the Court |
Sarah
Woodward |
| Tressel |
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attending
on Lady Anne |
Andrew
Jarvis |
| Berkely |
Charles
Millham |
| Queen
Elizabeth |
Frances
Tomelty (Stratford)
Penelope Beaumont (London) |
| Lord
Rivers |
Adam
Bareham (Stratford)
Stephen Simms (London) |
| Marquess
of Dorset |
Andrew
Hall |
| Lord
Grey |
Andy
Readman (Stratford)
Nicholas Bell (London) |
| Duke
of Buckingham |
Malcolm
Storry |
| Lord
Stanley |
Peter
Miles (Stratford)
Martin Milman (London) |
| Queen
Margaret |
Patricia
Routledge |
| Sir
William Catesby |
Simon
Templeman |
| First
Murderer |
Brian
Parr |
| Second
Murderer |
Siôn
Probert |
| Keeper
of the Tower |
Guy
Fithen |
| Edward
IV |
Harold
Innocent (Stratford)
John Carlisle (London) |
| Sir
Richard Ratcliffe |
Ian
Mackenzie |
| Duchess
of York |
Yvonne
Coulette |
| Edward
Plantagenet |
Stephen
Denby/Dominic Wilson |
| Margaret
Plantagenet |
Charlotte
Williams/Hannah Winters |
| Archbishop
of York |
Andrew
Jarvis |
| Richard,
Duke of York |
Timothy
Luckett/Reuben Purchase |
| Messenger |
Steven
Pinner |
| Bishop
of Ely |
Donald
McKillop |
| Edward,
Prince of Wales |
Rupert
Finch/Daniel Wilson |
| Lord
Mayor |
Norman
Henry |
| Messenger |
Jonathan
Scott-Taylor (Stratford)
James Newall (London) |
| Pursuivant |
Hepburn
Graham (Stratford)
Steve Swinscoe (London) |
| Duke
of Norfolk |
Andrew
Jarvis |
| Scrivener |
Hepburn
Graham (Stratford)
Guy Fithen (London) |
| Page
to Richard III |
Charles
Millham |
| Sir
James Tyrrel |
Jim
Hooper |
| Sir
Walter Herbert |
Guy
Fithen |
| Earl
of Oxford |
Steven
Pinner (Stratford)
Philip Dupuy (London) |
| Sir
James Blunt |
Jonathan
Scott-Taylor (Stratford)
James Newall (London) |
| Henry,
Earl of Richmond |
Christopher
Ravenscroft |
| Earl
of Surrey |
Andy
Readman (Stratford)
Nicholas Bell (London) |
| Sir
William Brandon |
Charles
Millham |
| Ghost
of Henry VI |
Jim
Hooper |
| Messenger |
Hepburn
Graham |
| Guards,
Monks, Aldermen |
Guy
Fithen, Hepburn Graham,
Charles Millham,
Jonathan Scott-Taylor,
Steven Pinner |
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| TECHNICAL
TEAM: |
| Directed
by |
Bill
Alexander |
| Designed
by |
William
Dudley |
| Music
by |
Guy
Woolfenden |
| Lighting
by |
Leo
Leibovici |
| Fights
directed by |
Malcolm
Ranson |
| Company
Voice Work by |
Cicely
Berry & David Carey |
| Assistant
Director |
Alison
Sutcliffe |
| Assistant
Designer |
Michael
Vale |
| Music
Director |
Michael
Tubbs |
| Design
Assistant |
Jill
Jowett |
| Stage
Manager |
Philip
Macdonald |
| Deputy
Stage Manager |
Charles
Evans |
| Assistant
Stage Manager |
Bridgette
McManagan |
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| The
Story |
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| By
the time King Edward IV dies, his deformed
brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, has laid
plans to eliminate all obstacles between himself
and the throne. Those in direct line of succession
(his own brother Clarence, and Edward's two
young sons by Elizabeth Woodville) are murdered
and those who oppose Richard in his designs
(Elizabeth's brothers Rivers and Grey, Lord
Hastings and Richard's wife Lady Anne) likewise
disposed of. Queen
Margaret, widow of one of Richard's earlier
victims, Henry VI, returns from exile
to curse Richard and prophesy his downfall.
Her prophecies are fulfilled finally at
the Battle of Bosworth where Richard,
his relationship with the powerful Buckingham
severed, is defeated by Henry Earl of
Richmond who claims the crown and marries
Edward IV's daughter, thus uniting the
Houses of York and Lancaster.
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| Date
and Sources |
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| Shakespeare's
major source for Richard III was Holinshed's
Chronicles (1587), which is itself
loosely based on Edward Hall's The Union
of the noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre
and York (1550). Thomas More's History
of King Richard the thirde was written
c.1513, and printed in Grafton's Chronicle
in 1543. This conception of Richard's character
is followed closely by Shakespeare.
Probable date of
composition is 1593 or 1594. Richard is
mentioned in Weever's Epigrammes
of 1595 as one of Shakespeare's characters
but the first edition which appeared in
1597 was printed anonymously. In five
further Quartos however, such as that
of 1598, Shakespeare's name does appear.
It was first published in the First Folio
of 1623. |
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