Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
Overview
The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold with Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeare’s most notorious villain and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret. War-torn England is reeling after years of bitter conflict. King Edward is ailing, and as political unrest begins to stir once more, Edward’s brother Richard – vicious in war, despised in peacetime – awaits the opportunity to seize his brother’s crown. Through the malevolent Richard, Shakespeare examines the all-consuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by conflict. Olivier-winning director Rupert Goold’s (Macbeth, King Charles III) searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history.
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Vanessa Redgrave
David Annen
Joseph Arkley
Tom Canton
Daniel Cerqueira
Simon Coates
Susan Engel
James Garnon
Mark Hadfield
Scott Handy
Finbar Lynch
Aislín McGuckin
Joseph Mydell
Joshua Riley
Joanna Vanderham
Lukas Rolfe
Baxter Westby
Oliver Whitehouse
Crew
Rupert Goold
