Richard II

Synopsis: A videorecording of the production of Richard II directed by Michael Kahn with Richard Thomas as Richard and Edward Gero as Bolingbroke.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 23 Oct 1993
Duration: 174 mins

Director

Michael Kahn

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Adam Wernick

Production Design

Derek McLane

Costume

Tom Broecker

Cast

Richard Thomas	King Richard II
Tari Signor	Queen Isabel
Ted Van Griethuysen	John of Gaunt
Edward Gero	Bolingbroke
Rebecca Thompson	Duchess of Gloucester
Bernard K. Addison	Lord Ross
Christopher McHale	Sir Piers Exton
Christopher McHale	Thomas Mowbray
Christopher McHale	Earl of Salisbury
Eric Hoffman	Lord Willoughby
Firdous Bamji	Green
Franchelle Stewart Dorn	Duchess of York
Helmar Augustus Cooper	Bishop of Carlisle
James Lawless	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Jason Novak	Harry Percy
John Lathan	Bagot
John Lathan	Duke of Surrey
John Leonard Thompson	Bushy
Richard Henrich	Abbot of Westminster
Robert C. Murch	Sir Stephen Scroope
Ted Van Griethuysen	Gardener
Tom Spackman	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Tom Spackman	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

Awards: The 1994 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play went to Edward Gero for his role as Bolingbroke.
Reviews: Brantley, Ben. ‘Richard II; Richard Thomas Puts His Stamp On Giving Up a Throne Vigorously’ in New York Times, September 22 1993 pp. B1, B4

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