Learning on ScreenRichard III
- Synopsis
- Sound recording, before a live audience, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1964 production of Richard III directed by Peter Hall and John Barton. Ian Holm is Richard.
- Series
- Wars of the Roses, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 2 Nov 1964
Credits
- Director
- John Barton; Peter Hall
- Writer
- John Barton; William Shakespeare
- Music
- Guy Woolfenden
- Production Design
- John Bury
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Other
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production was re-mounted and televised in three parts by the BBC in April 1965. These broadcasts are catalogued separately.
- Textual information
- The Wars of the Roses is an adaptation into three parts of Shakespeare’s three Henry VI plays and Richard III, under the titles Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III. Barton wrote additional material to link the scenes.
- Reviews
- Pearson, Richard, A Band of Arrogant and United Heroes: The Story of the Royal Shakespeare Company Production of The Wars of the Roses (London: Adelphi Press, 1990).
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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