Richard III
- Synopsis
- A modern interpretation by the English Shakespeare Company, recorded at the Grand Theatre, Swansea before a live audience. The seven plays in the ‘Wars of the Roses’ cycle were performed over seven nights, with 28 actors playing nearly 500 roles.
- Series
- Wars of the Roses
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1991
- Duration
- c180
- Availability
- OUT OF UK DISTRIBUTION (2005)
Credits
- Director
- Michael Bogdanov
- Producer
- Jean-Paul Chapple
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Grand Theatre, Swansea
- Theatre company
- English Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1980s
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Article in ‘The Guardian’ 4 May 1989 about the filming of the plays.
Reviewed by Rene Pigeon in Shakespeare Bulletin, Vol 12 No 4 (1994), pp37-40.
Article in the TES 29 Mar 1991.
The plays are sold as a series by Films for the Humanities & Sciences within the US and Canada only. - General
- It has not been possible to ascertain with 100% accuracy which actors played some of the smaller roles in this recording, as they were changed as the tour progressed. The actors cited all played the part at some point in 1989. The roles of Prince Edward and Richard, Duke of York were played by local schoolchildren.
Production Company
- Name
Portman Classics
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Institute Library
- silib@bham.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.is.bham.ac.uk/shakespeare External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 293384
- Fax
- 01879 292021
- Address
- Church Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6HP
Distributor
- Name
Vision Replays
- Phone
- 020 7434 3452
- Fax
- 020 7434 3518
- Address
- 29 D’Arblay Street
London
W1V 3FH - Notes
- rec’d 12/99
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- custserv.@films.com
- Web
- http://ffh.films.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- +1 609 671 0266
- Address
- 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA - Notes
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences is part of the US-based Films Media Group and specialises in selling programmes aimed at the HE and FE education and training market. The collection has thousands of titles and a range of separate subject catalogues is available in pdf format at http://ffh.films.com/landing.aspx?show=Catalogs/catalog_FFH.htm. Sale on video/DVD or online viewing via the Films on Demand service.
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Richard III". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/18329 (Accessed 14 Apr 2026)