Richard II

Synopsis: Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2013 production of Richard II directed by Gregory Doran with David Tennant in the title role.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 2013

History: The production was broadcast live in cinemas on November 13 2013 in RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon. This is the first production to be broadcast live by the RSC. Richard II opened on stage in Stratford-upon-Avon at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 10 October 2013 and played at the Barbican Theatre, London from 9 December to 25 January 2014. The live broadcast is available on DVD and catalogued separately on this database.

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

David Tennant	King Richard II
Emma Hamilton	Queen Isabel
Michael Pennington	John of Gaunt
Nigel Lindsay	Bolingbroke
Jane Lapotaire	Duchess of Gloucester
Antony Byrne	Thomas Mowbray
Elliot Barnes-Worrell	Groom of King Richard’s stable
Gracy G. Goldman	Lady attending the Queen
Harry Wiseman	Harry Percy
Jake Mann	Bagot
Jim Hooper	Bishop of Carlisle
Joshua Richards	Lord Ross
Joshua Richards	Lord Marshal
Keith Osborn	Sir Stephen Scroope
Marty Cruickshank	Duchess of York
Miranda Nolan	Lady-in-Waiting
Oliver Ford Davies	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Oliver Rix	Duke of Aumerle
Sam Marks	Bushy
Sean Chapman	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Simon Thorp	Earl of Salisbury
Youssef Kerkour	Lord Willoughby

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