Richard II

Synopsis

The tenth in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform, it brings together many actors currently unable to travel and perform due to the Coronavirus crisis. The reading is introduced by Hailey Bachrach (King’s College London / Shakespeare’s Globe).

Cast:
King Richard II - Louise Lee
Henry Bullingbrook - Danann McAleer
Duke Of York - Robert Cohen
John Of Gaunt - Yvonne Riley
Northumberland - Emily Gilson
Thomas Mowbray - Neelaksh Sadhoo
Queen to Richard - Lane Graciano
Duchess of York - Lisa Hill-Corley
Duke of Aumerle - Michael Skellern
Bishop of Carlisle - Miriam Kerzner
Duchess of Gloucester - Meredith DiPaolo Stephens
Henry Percy - Brandon Dodsworth
Busy/Gardner - Jamie Richard-Stewart
Ensemble 1 - Alec Bennie
Ensemble 2 - Lauren Ash-Morgan
Ensemble 3 - Liza Graham
Ensemble 4 - Pedro Santos
Ensemble 5 - Georgia Andrews
Ensemble 6 - Jack Lancaster
Ensemble 7 - Ezra Jackson-Smith
Swing 1 - Eleanor Neylon
Swing 2 - Luke Barton

Series

Show Must Go Online, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Video

Transmission details

20 May 2020

Duration

225:35

Credits

Director

Robert Myles

Producer

Sarah Peachey

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Richard II

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Notes

General

A project by actor and writer Robert Myles to present ‘weekly readings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast, in the order they were believed to have been written.' For more details, visit the peroject homepage at: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/sduosvFsGIQ

Online format

Streamed

Sponsor

Name

Robert Myles

Web

https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/ External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window