König Richard III (2 Teile)

Alternative title: Koenig Richard III (2 Teile) King Richard II (2 Parts)
Synopsis: German radio version of Shakespeare’s Richard III produced and adapted for broadcasting by Friedhelm Ortmann.
Language: German (Standard)
Country: Germany
Medium: Radio
Recording date: 7 Jul 1981
Transmission details: 29 Mar 1983 (Channel: WDR)
Duration: 95 mins

Producer

Friedhelm Ortmann

Writer

A.W. von Schlegel

Adaptor for Radio

Friedhelm Ortmann

Cast

Norbert Kappen	King Edward IV
Ursula von Reibnitz	Duchess of York
Werner Galas	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Jan Koester	Richard, the young Duke of York
Rolf Boysen	George, Duke of Clarence
Alfred Cerny	Bishop of Ely
Aljoscha Sebald	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Carsten Klemm	Ghost of Prince Edward
Christian Brückner	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Christoph Pragua	Earl of Oxford
Elfriede Irrall	Queen Elizabeth
Franz Kollasch	Sir James Tyrrel
Friedhelm Ortmann	Sir Walter Herbert
Günter Kasch	Murderer
Günther Sauer	Ghost of King Henry VI
Gustl Datz	Citizen
Gustl Halenke	Lady Anne
Hans-Georg Panczak	Messenger
Harry Kahlenberg	Lord Mayor of London
Heino Hallhuber	Sir James Blunt
Helmut Pick	Priest
Horst Braun	Citizen
Horst Sachtleben	Duke of Norfolk
Joachim Höppner	Earl of Surrey
Josef Dobler	Sir William Brandon
Joseph Meinertzhagen	Murderer
Jürgen von Pawelsz	Messenger
Karl Renar	Citizen
Karl-Heinz Pelse	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Leo Bardischewski	Archishop of York
Manfred Zapatka	Sir William Catesby
Maria Becker	Queen Margaret
Markus Helis	Clarence’s son
Matthias Ponnier	Lord Rivers
Melanie Jung	Clarence’s daughter
Michael Evers	Lord Grey
Michael Hoffmann	Page
Michael Hoffmann	Messenger
Norbert Gastell	Christopher Unswick, a Priest
Otto Kukla	Messenger
Paul Bürks	Cardinal
Peter Fricke	Earl of Richmond
Peter Lieck	Duke of Buckingham
Peter Lühr	Scrivener
Siemen Rühaak	Marquis of Dorset
Thomas Holtzmann	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Walter Schmidinger	Hastings
Werner Galas	Nobleman

Notes: According to the ARD programme entry, the radio production follows theatre critic Karl Heinz Ruppelt’s assessment of the play as one in which the ‘word is the true weapon of the intellectually superior political criminal’.
History: Broadcast in two parts. Part 2 was transmitted on 29/3/2008.
Textual information: Translation by A. W. von Schlegel
Reviews: Source: ARD radio drama database (Hörspiel-Archiv) http://www.ard.de/radio/hoerspiel-lesung/hoerspielarchiv (accessed 11/2008)

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