Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III (2016)

The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold with Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeare’s most notorious villain and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret. War-torn England is reeling after years of bitter conflict. King Edward is ailing, and as political unrest begins to stir once more, Edward’s brother Richard – vicious in war, despised in peacetime – awaits the opportunity to seize his brother’s crown. Through the malevolent Richard, Shakespeare examines the all-consuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by conflict. Olivier-winning director Rupert Goold’s (Macbeth, King Charles III) searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history.

Cast

Richard III
Queen Margaret
George, Duke of Clarence
Duke of Buckingham
Queen Elizabeth
Lord Stanley
Marquess of Dorset
Prince Edward
Prince Edward
Richard, Duke of York
King Edward IV/James Tyrrell/Sir James Blunt
Earl Rivers
Sir Robert Brakenburry/Earl of Richmond
Bishop of Ely
Duchess of York
William, Lord Hastings
Ratcliffe/Lord Mayor

Crew

Production Design
Costume Design