Richard III

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1992 production of Richard III. Directed by Sam Mendes with Simon Russell Beale as Richard.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 29 Apr 1993
Duration: 180 mins

General: Early in 1993 Ciaran Hinds took over from Simon Russell Beale as the posture Beale had been adopting while playing Richard had injured his back.

The costuming was all black and white, with a bare, minimal set.
History: Press night 11 August 1992. The production went to the Donmar, on a foreign tour, and returned to the Swan Theatre.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews: Lewis, Peter The Sunday Times (London), 2 August 1992 Section 7, pp. 6-7. Interview with Simon Russell Beale.

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
Web: https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Mike Dowling	King Edward IV
Ellie Haddington	Duchess of York
Simon Dormandy	George, Duke of Clarence
Annabelle Apsion	Lady Anne
Cherry Morris	Queen Margaret
Chris Hunter	Christopher Unswick, a Priest
Chris Hunter	Hastings
Daniel Ryan	Sir William Catesby
Kate Duchene	Queen Elizabeth
Mark Benton	Murderer (1)
Mark Benton	Bishop of Ely
Mark Lewis Jones	Lord Grey
Mark Lewis Jones	Earl of Richmond
Michael Packer	Lord Rivers
Michael Packer	Sir James Tyrrel
Mike Dowling	Lord Mayor of London
Sam Graham	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Simon Dormandy	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Simon Russell Beale	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Stephen Boxer	Duke of Buckingham

British Universities Film & Video Council