Richard II
- Synopsis
- Derek Jacobi discusses Richard II. Jacobi comments on his own interpretation of Richard in the BBC Television Shakespeare series and states at the end of the programme that knowing what he knows about the play he wants to perform it again, and could play it better. The nature of absolute power is discussed and parallels are drawn with Margaret Thatcher, Ceausescu and Gaddafi. The authorship question is raised as Jacobi talks with Jason Lindsay, the current owner of Hedingham Castle, the ancestral home of the de Vere family.
Excerpts:
RICHARD II (BBC, 1970). d. Tony Robertson
RICHARD II (BBC, 1978). d. David Giles
RICHARD II (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, 2003) d. Tim Carroll
RICHARD II (BBC, 2012) d. Rupert Goold.
There are rehearsal scenes of the play at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre directed by Simon Usher.
Contributors: Jonathan Bate, Justin Champion, Marjorie Garber, Rupert Goold, John Sergeant, Ben Whishaw - Series
- Shakespeare Uncovered
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 30 Jun 2012 at 23:20 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Holdsworth
- Producer
- John Holdsworth
- Contributor
- Ben Whishaw; Derek Jacobi; John Sergeant; Jonathan Bate; Justin Champion; Marjorie Garber; Rupert Goold; Simon Usher
- Cast
Jamie Parker King Richard II James Garnon Bolingbroke Gareth Bennett Ryan Bushy James Garnon Edmund of Langley, Duke of York Michael Jarvis Bagot
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Richard II
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- monarchy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Authorship; Rehearsals
- Related items
- Prefaces to Shakespeare
Notes
- Notes
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- Online format
- Download
Production Company
- Name
116 Films
- Name
Thirteen/WNET
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
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- Name
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Richard II". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74193 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)