Richard III

Synopsis: Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the RSC’s 2007 production of Richard III directed by Michael Boyd with Jonathan Slinger in the title role.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 10 Feb 2007

Director

Michael Boyd

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

James Jones; John Woolf

Production Design

Tom Piper

Cast

Forbes Masson	King Edward IV
Maureen Beattie	Duchess of York
Michael Hood	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
James Tucker	George, Duke of Clarence
Alexander Morris	Clarence’s son
Alexia Healy	Mistress Shore
Alice Roberts (2)	Clarence’s daughter
Ann Ogbomo	Queen Elizabeth
Antony Bunsee	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Antony Bunsee	Keeper of the Tower
Chris McGill	Lord Grey
Chuk Iwuji	Ghost of King Henry VI
Clive Wood	Ghost of York (Ghost)
Geoffrey Freshwater	Sir Walter Herbert
Geoffrey Streatfeild	Lord Rivers
Hannah Barrie	Lady Anne
Jack Fielding	Clarence’s son
Jamie Thomas	Clarence’s son
Jessica Smith	Clarence’s daughter
John Mackay	Sir James Tyrrel
Jonathan Slinger	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Julius D’Silva	Sir William Catesby
Katy Stephens	Queen Margaret
Keiran Hill	Lord Mayor of London
Keith Bartlett	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Keith Dunphy	Lord Lovell
Lex Shrapnel	Earl of Richmond
Matt Costain	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Miles Richardson	Bishop of Ely
Nicholas Asbury	Sir Thomas Vaughan
Paul Hamilton	Earl of Oxford
Richard Cordery	Duke of Buckingham
Roger Watkins	Archbishop of York (Cardinal)
Sophie Samunda	Clarence’s daughter
Tom Hodgkins	Lord Hastings
Wela Frasier	Marquis of Dorset

Theatre: Courtyard Theatre, The
Theatre company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Richard III
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

General: It is not known which of the children played the roles of Clarence’s children and Richard, Duke of York in this recording.
History: The production played from 12 January-17 February 2007 as part of the Complete Works Festival.
Reviews: An extract from Michael Boyd talking about his production of Richard III can be listened to at http://www.rsc.org.uk/newsandevents/events/3540.aspx (accessed 5/2007).

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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