Richard III

Synopsis: Video recording of Robin Phillips’ 1977 production of Richard III for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival with Brian Bedford as Richard.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 8 Jun 1977

Director

Robin Phillips

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Louis Applebaum

Production Design

Daphne Dare

Costume

Daphne Dare

Cast

Eric Donkin	King Edward IV
Mary Savidge	Duchess of York
Vincent Dale	Richard, the young Duke of York
Robert Ruttan	George, Duke of Clarence
Alan Scarfe	Duke of Buckingham
Barry MacGregor	Lord Rivers
Bob Baker	Marquis of Dorset
Brian Bedford	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Donald Goodpseed	Earl of Warwick
Frank Maraden	Sir James Tyrrel
Graeme Campbell	Hastings
Joel Kenyon	Murderer (1)
Joel Kenyon	Sir James Blunt
Lewis Gordon	Sir William Catesby
Maggie Smith	Queen Elizabeth
Margaret Tyzack	Queen Margaret
Martha Henry	Lady Anne
Max Helpmann	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Mervyn Blake	Bishop of Ely
Peter Brikmanis	Christopher Unswick, a Priest
Peter Brikmanis	Berkeley
Peter Hutt	Lord Grey
Richard Curnock	Lord Mayor of London
Richard Whelan	Duke of Norfolk
Robert Benson	Cardinal
Rod Beattie	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Rodger Barton	Archbishop of York
Rodger Barton	Lord Lovell
Stephen Hunter	Earl of Oxford
Stephen Russell	Murderer (2)
Stewart Arnott	Earl of Surrey
Stewart Arnott	Sir Thomas Vaughan
Tom Wood	Earl of Richmond
Wally Bondarenko	Sheriff
William Needles	Sir Robert Brackenbury

Theatre: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Richard III
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

History: The production ran in repertory 8 June -15 October 1977
Reviews: Berry, Ralph. Shakespeare Quarterly 29 (1978): 222-26 (in review article).

British Universities Film & Video Council