Details

Or by its full first quarto title of The Tragedy of King Richard the Third, containing his trecherous plots against his brother Clarence: the pittiful murder of his innocent nephews: his tyrannical usurpation: with the whole course of his detested life and most deserved death. Of course, nowadays Richard is seen as much maligned but the image of the hunchback reciting "Now is the winter of our discontent" will remain with us for a long time. Essentially the plot sees Richard assuming the throne after Edward IV and disposing of all those with greater right. He is finally killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field after having pronounced that other great line "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (shouldn't that be "An horse!"?).

Cast/Performers

Adjoa Andoh (Richard), Antonie Azor (Ratcliffe), Clive Brill (Hastings), Harry Clarke (Catesby), Sam Cox (Stanley), Josh Day (puppet) / Captain Blunt), Daniel Hawksford (Brackenbury / Edward IV / Richmond), Liz Kettle (Queen Margaret), Joseph Kloska (Buckingham), Robin Morrissey (Rivers / Cardinal Bouchier / Oxford), Caroline Parker (Elizabeth Duchess of York), Oliver Ryan (Clarence / Archbishop / Mayor / Norfolk), Rachel Sanders (Elizabeth Woodville), Phoebe Shepherd (Lady Anne)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer(s): Rose Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse (in association with Swinging the Lens)
Director(s): Adjoa Andoh, Jack Murphy (movement), Sam Jones (CDG - casting), Harriett O'Grady (assistant), Nicole Alphonce (movement assistant / fight director), Mervyn Millar (puppets)
Music: Yeofi Andoh
Design(s): Amelia Jane Hankin, Maia Kirkman-Richards (for Significant Object - puppets), Tracy Waller (for Significant Object - puppets)
Costume: Maybelle Laye
Lighting: Chris Davey
Sound: Benjamin Grant