Richard III

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2003 production of Richard III. Directed by Sean Holmes with Henry Goodman as Richard III.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 2003
Duration: 182 mins

Director

Sean Holmes

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Adrian Lee

Production Design

Anthony Lamble

Cast

David Fielder	King Edward IV
Cherry Morris	Duchess of York
Tom Spackman	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
William Day-Brosnan	Richard, the young Duke of York
Ian Gelder	George, Duke of Clarence
Andrew MacBean	Cardinal
Andrew MacBean	Ghost of King Henry VI
Bradley Freegard	Earl of Richmond
Bradley Freegard	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Christopher Harvey	Sir Thomas Vaughan
Daisy Hughes	Clarence’s daughter
David Fielder	Duke of Norfolk
David Jowett	Page
David Peart	Lord Mayor of London
David Peart	Lord Grey
Fergus O’Donnell	Scrivener
Fergus O’Donnell	Murderer (2)
Fergus O’Donnell	Sir James Blunt
Henry Goodman	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Isabella James	Clarence’s daughter
Jack Snell	Page
James Hayes	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Javone Prince	Marquis of Dorset
John Killoran	Lord Rivers
John Lightbody	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
John Lloyd Fillingham	Lord Hastings
Lise Stevenson	Lady Anne
Lynsey Beauchamp	First citizen
Malcolm Sinclair	Duke of Buckingham
Maureen Beattie	Queen Elizabeth
Robert Wynn	Keeper of the Tower
Robert Wynn	Earl of Surrey
Robert Wynn	Clarence’s son
Sheila Reid	Queen Margaret
Shereen Ibrahim	Second citizen
Toby Dantzic	Sir James Tyrrel
Toby Dantzic	Christopher Unswick, a Priest
Tom Anderson	Murderer (1)
Tom Anderson	Earl of Oxford
Tom Anderson	Bishop of Ely

History: First performance 11 July 2003. It played in repertoire until 8 November 2003 and then moved to the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne 17-22 November.
Reviews: For a detailed account by Sean Holmes of his approach to staging the play visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/richard/current/director.html

Tucker, Kenneth. Shakespeare Newsletter 53 (2003-4), pp43-4.

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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