Richard III

Synopsis

A video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre all-female production of Richard III directed by Barry Kyle. Kathryn Hunter is Richard.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2003

Credits

Director

Barry Kyle

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Keith McGowan

Production Design

Jenny Tiramani

Costume

Jenny Tiramani; Luca Costigliolo

Cast

Liz Kettle	King Edward IV
Penelope Dimond	Duchess of York
Ann Ogbomo	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Liza Hayden	Richard, the young Duke of York
Laura Rogers	George, Duke of Clarence
Amanda Harris	Duke of Buckingham
Ann Ogbomo	Jane Shore
Ann Ogbomo	Marquis of Dorset
Anna Healy	Lord Hastings
Anna Healy	Earl of Surrey
Anna Healy	Messenger
Jules Melvin	Sir James Tyrrel
Jules Melvin	Duke of Norfolk
Jules Melvin	Lord Rivers
Jules Melvin	Scrivener
Jules Melvin	Messenger
Kathryn Hunter	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Linda Bassett	Messenger
Linda Bassett	Queen Margaret
Linda Bassett	Ghost of King Henry VI
Liz Kettle	Bishop of Ely
Liza Hayden	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Liza Hayden	Murderer (2)
Louise Bush	Earl of Richmond
Louise Bush	Lord Grey
Louise Bush	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Meredith MacNeill	Young Elizabeth
Meredith MacNeill	Lady Anne
Penelope Beaumont	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Penelope Dimond	Sir James Blunt

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Theatre company

Women’s Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Henry VI part 1; Richard III

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-female casts; Gender reversal

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

Reviews

A.C. Grayling, Richard III http://www.onlinereviewlondon.com/reviews/richardiii.html

Lois Potter, Shakespeare Quarterly 55 (2004): 450-61 (review article).

For a detailed account of the rehearsal process, and comments from actors on their roles, visit http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/globelink/frameset.htm

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT