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.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Richard III

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Margaret

David Annen

King Edward IV/James Tyrrell/Sir James Blunt

Joseph Arkley

Earl Rivers

Tom Canton

Sir Robert Brakenburry/Earl of Richmond

Daniel Cerqueira

Catesby

N/A

Simon Coates

Bishop of Ely

N/A

Susan Engel

Duchess of York

James Garnon

William, Lord Hastings

Mark Hadfield

Ratcliffe/Lord Mayor

Scott Handy

George, Duke of Clarence

Finbar Lynch

Duke of Buckingham