Tragedy of King Richard II, The
- Alternative title
- Richard II
- Synopsis
- Television presentation of the Prospect Theatre Company’s production of the play. A thoughtful and successful attempt to transfer a popular stage production to the televison screen. Ian McKellen gives a highly sensitive and exciting performance as Richard. This is the first televised production of McKellen in a Shakespeare play.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Notes
- The BBC Audience Research Viewing Panel Report noted a production that was ‘gripping, entertaining, moving and believable’.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Edinburgh Festival
Credits
- Director
- Toby Robertson
- Producer
- Mark Shivas
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Benjamin Pierce Higgins
- Costume
- Juanita Waterson; Tim Goodchild
- Art Direction
- Tony Abbott
- Cast
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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