Richard III

Synopsis: Video recording using three cameras of a performance of Richard III at the Lyttleton Theatre in the Royal National Theatre, London, on 30 April 1992, with Ian McKellen as Richard. Directed by Richard Eyre and designed by Bob Crowley. Videotaped for the National Video Archive of Performance by Roger Jenkins.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1992
Recording date: 26 May 1992
Duration: 186 mins

Director

Richard Eyre

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Dominic Muldowney

Production Design

Bob Crowley

Contributor

Roger Jenkins

Cast

Bruce Purchase	King Edward IV
Rosalind Knight	Duchess of York
Malcolm Sinclair	George, Duke of Clarence
Alan Perrin	Lord Rivers
Anastasia Hille	Lady Anne
Antonia Pemberton	Queen Margaret
Bruce Purchase	Earl of Oxford
Charlotte Cornwell	Queen Elizabeth
Chris Walker	Keeper of the Tower
Chris Walker
Chris Walker	Citizen
David Beames	Sir William Catesby
David Foxxe	Sir James Blunt
David Foxxe	Bishop of Ely
Dominic Hingorani	Murderer (1)
Ian McKellen	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Keith Bartlett
Keith Bartlett	Scrivener
Keith Bartlett	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Olivia Williams	Maid/Nurse/Mistress
Paul Bazley	Marquis of Dorset
Peter Darling	Lord Grey
Peter Darling	Earl of Richmond
Phil McKee	Murderer (2)
Phil McKee	Lord Lovell
Richard Bremmer	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Richard Simpson	Lord Hastings
Richard Simpson	Sir Walter Herbert
Sam Beazley	Lord Mayor of London
Sam Beazley	Ghost of King Henry VI
Simon Blake
Terence Rigby	Duke of Buckingham
Tim McMullan	Sir James Tyrrel
Tim Penta
Tristram Wymark	Sir Richard Ratcliffe

Notes: There are many cast changes in this 1992 revival from the cast appearing on the opening night at the National Theatre 30 June 1990.
History: Opened at the Lyttelton, 30th June, 1990; closed 26th May, 1992. Toured UK and then performed in New York, Washington, St. Paul, Denver, San Francisco and Los Angeles
Awards: Ian McKellen won a Society of West End Theatres (SWET) award for Best Actor for his performance as Richard.

British Universities Film & Video Council