Description
*Now available on Amazon Prime Video.*
‘Conscience is but a word that cowards use’
Young Richard of Gloucester uses the chaos of the Wars of the Roses to begin his unscrupulous climb to power. Despite being manifestly unfit to govern, he seizes the crown as King Richard III. But how does he do it?
How do we let tyrants get away with it? How do they find their way to power? Why do we buy into it? And how can it be stopped? Richard III is a savagely comic analysis of the exercise of power. It reminds us both of the dangers of tyranny and of our duty not to let it go unchecked.
Directed by Gregory Doran and featuring Arthur Hughes as Richard, this is the thrilling climax to Shakespeare’s first great history cycle.
"Doran's fine production...cracks through with the pace of a thriller...starkly powerful" (The Financial Times ★★★★)
"Hughes's Richard...is a triumph" (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★)
"A production of magisterial stagecraft that builds to a powerful climax" (The Guardian ★★★)
"...there is plenty to enjoy in this straightforward, uncomplicated retelling of Shakespeare's twisted history... Gregory Doran helms this clamorous offering" (WhatsOn Stage ★★★★)
Isaac Fox (Richard, Duke of York); Rosie Sheehy (Lady Anne); Ashley D Gayle (King Edward IV); Kirsty Bushell (Queen Elizabeth); Mark Quartley (Ghost of Henry VI); Henry Fox (Prince Edward); Ben Hall (George, Duke of Clarence); Arthur Hughes (Richard, Duke of Gloucester); Nicholas Armfield (Earl of Richmond); Jamie Wilkes (Duke of Buckingham); Claire Benedict (Duchess of York); Minnie Gale (Queen Margaret)
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*Watch now on Amazon Prime Video, available to buy or rent:*
https://naxos.lnk.to/RSC-Watch-Richard-III-2022
*Also available on DVD:*
https://www.opusarte.com/catalogue-detail?projectcode=5670