Richard II

Synopsis: Video recording of Martha Henry’s 1999 production of Richard II for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Geordie Johnson is Richard.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 24 Jun 1999
Duration: 150 mins

Director

Martha Henry

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Astrid Janson

Costume

Allan Wilbee

Cast

Geordie Johnson	King Richard II
Maggie Blake	Queen Isabel
Joseph Shaw	John of Gaunt
John Dolan	Bolingbroke
Patricia Collins	Duchess of Gloucester
Brad Rudy	Thomas Mowbray
Brad Rudy	Groom of King Richard’s stable
Donald Carrier	Green
Donald Carrier	Abbot of Westminster
Duncan Ollerenshaw	Lord Ross
Duncan Ollerenshaw	Keeper of the prison at Pomfret
Duncan Ollerenshaw	Herald
Evan Buliung	Lord Marshal
Greg Bryk	Lord Willoughby
John Gilbert (2)	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Jonathan Goad	Sir Stephen Scroope
Jordan Pettle	Bushy
Joyce Campion	Duchess of York
Martin Albert	Duke of Aumerle
Nicolas Van Burek	Harry Percy
Paul Dunn	Gardener’s man (1)
Richard McMillan	Gardener
Richard McMillan	Sir Piers Exton
Robert King	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Stephen Russell	Earl of Salisbury
Steve Ross	Bagot
Timothy Askew	Lord Fitzwalter
William Needles	Bishop of Carlisle

History: The production ran in repertory 27 June-25 December 1999.
Reviews: Watermeier, Daniel J. Shakespeare Bulletin 18, no. 2 (2000), pp. 37-38.