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)

Director

Michael Bogdanov

Producer

Jean-Paul Chapple

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Philip Bowen	King Edward IV
Susanna Best	Duchess of York
John Dougall	George, Duke of Clarence
Andrew Jarvis	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Ann Penfold	Queen Elizabeth
Barry Stanton	Murderer (2)
Ben Bazell	Lord Grey
Ben Bazell	Duke of Norfolk
Charles Dale	Tressel
Charles Dale	Earl of Richmond
Clyde Pollitt	Cardinal
Colin Farrell	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Colin Farrell	Sir James Blunt
Francesca Ryan	Lady Anne
Hugh Sullivan	Berkeley
Hugh Sullivan	Lord Mayor of London
Ian Burford	Bishop of Ely
Jack Carr	Sir James Tyrrel
John Darrell	Lord Rivers
John Tramper	Ghost of Prince Edward
John Tramper	Marquis of Dorset
June Watson	Queen Margaret
Michael Cronin	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Michael Fenner	Murderer (1)
Michael Fenner	Earl of Oxford
Michael Pennington	Duke of Buckingham
Paul Brennan	Ghost of King Henry VI
Roger Booth	Hastings
Sion Probert	Sir William Catesby
Stephen Jameson	Sir Richard Ratcliffe

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.

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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.

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