Richard III
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1984 production of Richard III. Directed by Bill Alexander with Antony Sher as Richard.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 9 Jan 1985
- Duration
- 194 mins
Credits
- Director
- Bill Alexander
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Guy Woolfenden
- Production Design
- William Dudley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Saturday Review [14/07/1984]
Notes
- Notes
- Some smaller roles, and the child roles, were played by more than one actor alternating the parts - it is not known which actor played the part on the RSC’s recordings.
- General
- Sher played the role using crutches and gave an interpretation which has become a theatrical landmark, prompting the phrase ‘the bottled spider’ to describe Sher/Richard’s physical appearance.
- History
- Press night 19 June 1984. The production transferred to the Barbican.
- Awards
- Antony Sher won an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance as Richard.
- Stills
- Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
- Reviews
- Sher, Antony Year of the King: an Actor’s Diary and Sketchbook (London: Chatto & Windus, 1985) gives a detailed and highly illuminating account of Sher’s personal experiences and preparation for the role of Richard.
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Richard III". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38100 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)