Richard III

Synopsis

Video recording using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1995 production of Richard III. Directed by Steven Pimlott with David Troughton as King Richard.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

30 Aug 1995

Duration

190 mins

Credits

Director

Steven Pimlott

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Jason Carr

Production Design

Tobias Hoheisel

Cast

Robin Nedwell	King Edward IV
Diana Coupland	Duchess of York
William Belchambers	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Simon Pollard	Richard, the young Duke of York
Michael Siberry	George, Duke of Clarence
Anthony Hannan	Murderer (1)
Cherry Morris	Queen Margaret
Clifford Rose	Stanley, Earl of Derby
David Frederickson	Sir Thomas Vaughan
David Troughton	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Don Gallagher	Sir James Tyrrel
Don Gallagher	Citizen 1 (Citizen)
James Richard	George Stanley (Clarence’s son)
Jennifer Ehle	Lady Anne
Joanna Hole	Citizen 2 (Citizen)
John Nettles	Duke of Buckingham
Justin Shevlin	Lord Grey
Lionel Guyett	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Mark Bazeley	Sir William Catesby
Markland Starkie	George Stanley (Clarence’s son)
Paul Bentall	Lord Hastings
Paul Bettany	Earl of Richmond
Paul Hilton (2)	Murderer (2)
Rachel Sanders	Jane Shore
Ralph Birtwell	Messenger
Robert Arnold	Lord Rivers
Robert Lister	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Robin Nedwell	Lord Mayor of London
Simon Chadwick	Marquis of Dorset
Susan Brown	Queen Elizabeth
Victor Spinetti	Cardinal
William Whymper	Citizen 3 (Citizen)

Additional Details

Theatre

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Richard III

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Role Play [18/07/1997]

Notes

History

Press night 6 September 1995

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

Troughton, David ‘Richard III’ in Smallwood, Robert (ed) Players of Shakespeare 4: Further Essays in Shakespearian Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company. (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1980)
pp71-100. David Troughton discusses his role as Richard III in Steven Pimlott’s production.

Production Company

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

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW