Richard II

Synopsis: Video recording of Richard Cottrell’s 1983 production of Richard II for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival with Brian Bedford in the title role.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 8 Jun 1983

Theatre: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Richard II
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

History: The production ran in repertory 8 June-21 October 1983
Reviews: Berry, Ralph. Shakespeare Quarterly 34 (1983): 462-67 (in review article).

Brian Bedford	King Richard II
Rosemary Dunsmore	Queen Isabel
Lewis Gordon	John of Gaunt
Cedric Smith (2)	Bolingbroke
Elizabeth Leigh-Milne	Duchess of Gloucester
Deryck Hazel	Lord Ross
Douglas Campbell	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Graeme Campbell	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Hardee T. Lineham	Bagot
John Jarvis	Duke of Aumerle
John Novak	Earl of Salisbury
Keith Dinicol	Bushy
Max Helpmann	Bishop of Carlisle
Mervyn Blake	Captain of the Welsh army
Michael Shepherd	Abbot of Westminster
Ned Schmidtke	Thomas Mowbray
Pat Galloway	Duchess of York
Robert LaChance	Green
Shaun Austin-Olsen	Lord Willoughby
Simon Bradbury	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Hauff	Sir Piers Exton

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