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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
Andrew Crawford 
Charmian Eyre 
Colin Fisher 
David Calder 
David Nicholas 
Ian McKellen 
James Laurenson 
Jeremy Nicholas 
John Cording 
Lucy Fleming 
Luke Hardy 
Michael Godfrey 
Michael Godrey 
Michael Spice 
Myles Reithermann 
Paul Hardwick 
Peggy Thorpe-Bates 
Peter Bourne 
Richard Morant 
Robert Eddison 
Stephen Greif 
Terence Wilton 
Timothy West 
Trevor Martin 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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