Dates and sources richard ii royal shakespeare company. See as you like it, the taming of the shrew and measure for measure at theatres in canterbury, newcastle, blackpool plymouth and nottingham. The theatre company focuses primarily on plays from the shakespeare canon, but its seasons include works by other classic playwrights such as euripides, henrik ibsen and oscar wilde. Production diary 4 richard ii royal shakespeare company. The royal shakespeare company s other entries in this war of the roses cycle on stage. Richard ii is so lyrical and thoughtprovoking that it may be my favorite of all the plays. Richard david tennant stares at his reflection in a mirror while york oliver ford davies, left watches and bolingbroke nigel lindsay waits in the rsc production of richard ii. Between watching some of the best, most renowned shakespearean actors bring the play to life, the innovative artistic. It may be because of my love for david tennants acting but i sympathised heavily with his version of richard ii, like no other i have seen. It was also the first play that the company broadcast live from stratforduponavon to cinemas worldwide on november 20. In 2011, he plays much ado about nothing at wyndhams theatre. The company staged both of shakespeare s tetralogies of history plays so that audiences could see all eight plays over several days.
The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeares interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly. Shakespeare theatre company production history wikipedia. The english shakespeare company was an english theatre company founded in 1986 by michael bogdanov and michael pennington to present and promote the works of william shakespeare on both a national and an international level. The project began with shakespeares richard ii, starring david tennant, in november 20, and. Plot summary representations of kingship and power in shakespeare s second tetralogy shakespeare s reputation in elizabethan england.
David tennant richard, nigel lindsay bolingbroke, oliver ford davies duke of york, michael pennington john of gaunt, emma hamilton the queen, jane lapotaire duchess of gloucester, elliot barnesworrell groom, antony byrne. A magical elephant and a journey through one of the most turbulent periods of english history. The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeare s interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed production from the royal shakespeare company. Royal shakespeare company with richard johnson 3, max adrian, john barton 2, tony church. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. Character analysis richard ii as a king, richard is supposedly divine and all powerful. Richard ii by william shakespeare, a royal shakespeare company production directed by gregory doran.
With michael pennington as john of gaunt, oliver ford davies as duke of york. I attended a production of this play shortly before it was. Aside from a few readability issues, theres much to recommend this edition of rii for your kindle. A coffin draped in black rests ominously centre stage, a black stool by its side. The shakespeare theatre company is a regional theatre company located in washington, united states. A selection of over 40 scenes and speeches performed in live royal shakespeare company productions from 1959 to the present day, chosen by gregory doran, artistic director of the rsc. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. Richard ii recorded live at the royal shakespeare theatre, stratforduponavon, november 20. A story of power and plotting, richard ii is the first of shakespeare s four plays about the house of lancaster. The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeares interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed. The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeares interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed production from the royal shakespeare company. The tragedy of king richard ii synopsis king richard asks his uncle john of gaunt to bring his son henry bolingbroke cousin of richard, also. A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the royal shakespeare companys 1984 production of richard iii.
The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by william shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. In the presence of king richard, henry bolingbroke who would eventually be henry iv accuses thomas mowbray duke of norfolk of embezzling crown funds and of plotting the death of his uncle, the duke of gloucester. It is based on the life of king richard ii of england ruled 7799 and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the henriad, followed by three plays concerning richards successors. After successful runs in stratforduponavon and london we are taking our electrifying season of shakespeare on tour.
Opens at the royal shakespeare theatre, stratford upon avon on 1710 dgt28p from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The king and country series includes the recordings of liveperformances of four plays, i. The tragedy of richard ii by william shakespeare youtube. David tennant as richard ii in the royal shakespeare companys. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Free wallpapers download of royal shakespeare company richard ii movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Bolingbroke has accused mowbray of treason, and the two of them exchange insults in the presence of king richard.
It is based on the life of king richard ii of england ruled 7799 and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the henriad, followed by three. David tennant, oliver ford davies, michael pennington, nigel lindsay. Music and speeches from the royal shakespeare company s production of richard ii are available for purchase on cd and from itunes beginning oct. King henry iv and then tossed in the slammer, where he experiences an identity crisis bigger than king lears and maybe even hamlets before hes finally put out of his misery read. Richard ii guarda film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente. Richard ii by william shakespeare, a royal shakespeare. The royal shakespeare company rsc is a major british theatre company, based in stratforduponavon, warwickshire, england. Read act 5, scene 5 of shakespeare s richard ii, sidebyside with a translation into modern english. The royal shakespeare company produced the play with david tennant in the lead. Richard ii dramatizes the downfall of, you guessed it, king richard ii 671400, a lousy english king who gets bumped off the throne by henry bolingbroke a. The rsc comes to bam with the epic presentation king. Read every line of shakespeare s original text alongside a modern english translation. The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by.
Richard ii production diary 11 8 november 20 david tennant talks about his excitement in the leadup to his first ever live theatre performance to. David tennant to play richard ii in rscs winter season. The merry wives of windsor a midsummer nights dream much ado about nothing othello pericles. See the production photos for juliet gilkes romeros electrifying new play, the whip. Other productions of richard ii on stage divine right.
The private tragedy of the play, for richard, is in his being forced to face this duality. Review of the royal shakespeare companys richard ii, now on. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was the first production of artistic director gregory dorans sixyear plan to stage all of shakespeares. Shakespeare read widely in planning richard ii but his chief source is holinsheads chronicles.
Richard ii, henry iv, part 1, henry iv, part 2, henry v, henry vi, part 1, henry vi, part 2, henry vi, part 3, and. Royal shakespeare company rsc, formerly 18751961 shakespeare memorial company, english theatrical company based in stratforduponavon that has a long history of shakespearean performance. Language english country great britain medium video technical information colour sound recording date 9 jan 1985 duration 194 mins credits director bill alexander writer. Shakespeares king richard ii act 1, scene 4 with study resources. Royal shakespeare company partners with marquee tv to.
Richard ii royal shakespeare company youtube rscs richard ii lets talk of graves speech duration. In addition, the casting for bolingbroke was spot on as he appeared both likable and despicable according to his interaction with richard. Henry iv, part twohals story turns into a sher thing. Nov 22, 20 production diary our final production diary focuses on the schools broadcast that happened on friday 15 november 20. Please subscribe this dailymotion channel and the youtube channel if ok or pleasure better. Richard ii act 2, scene 1 translation shakescleare, by.
Royal shakespeare company partners with marquee tv to stream productions. The raigne of king edward the third, commonly shortened to edward iii, is an elizabethan play printed anonymously in 1596, and partly written by william shakespeare. Terry hands, who has died aged 79, was a stage director who for 20 years worked in the shadows of theatrical luminaries peter hall and trevor nunn at the royal shakespeare company. This is the one to see, if you love richard ii the play.
Shakespeares primary source for richard ii, as for most of his chronicle histories. Opens at the royal shakespeare theatre, stratford upon avon on 1710 dgt290 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. A story of jealousy, manipulation and deceit based on sir thomas mores unfinished and largely untrue history of king richard iii. Its repertoire continues to centre on works by william shakespeare and other elizabethan and jacobean. Production diary richard ii royal shakespeare company. The rsc plays regularly in london, stratforduponavon, and on tour across the uk and internationally. Richard ii act 1, scene 2 translation shakescleare, by. David tennant is to star as richard ii as part of the royal shakespeare company s new season, which also includes adaptations of hilary mantels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. Celebrate st valentines day 2020 with the special person in your life and a romantic meal in our rooftop restaurant. Production diary 11 richard ii royal shakespeare company.
A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With david tennant, elliot barnesworrell, antony byrne, sean chapman. Jan 23, 20 david tennant is to star as richard ii as part of the royal shakespeare company s new season, which also includes adaptations of hilary mantels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. Directed by bill alexander with antony sher as richard.
Funding came from the state arts council of great britain, and also commercially from the allied irish bank and canadian retail tycoon ed mirvish. We talked to jayne welsh, the director of language for learning at st. I cant guarantee that all of these are wellmade indicates that this link goes to an outside website which contains ads that may mislead you. The histories was a season of shakespeare s history plays staged by the royal shakespeare company in 20002001.
Containing information about the royal shakespeare company s winter 20 season. The oxford shakespeare edition of richard ii, the opening play of the shakespeare s second quadrology, is very good, but not great, on kindle. David tennant stars as the doomed richard ii in greg dorans criticallyacclaimed royal shakespeare company production, available for the first time online across the world. Royal shakespeare company to return to barbican centre.
King and country box royal shakespeare company opus arte. The royal shakespeare company has released the first disc in its live from stratforduponavon series, which features live broadcasts to cinemas of plays from the royal shakespeare theatre, and subsequent releases on dvd and bluray. Richard iii completes the cycle of plays covering the wars of the roses. Sep 10, 20 the royal shakespeare company is to return to londons barbican centre in 2014 and 2015 more than a decade after the two organisations went through a somewhat acrimonious split the rapprochement. The performances have been recorded at the royal shakespeare company s theatre in stratforduponavon. It has recently become accepted as part of shakespeare s canon of plays. David tennant is preparing to play richard ii for the rsc but how will he measure up to past kings, from the regal gielgud to the. In the late 1990s it began to be included in publications of the complete works as coauthored by shakespeare.
David tennant thats doctor who, to the groundlings as richard ii. John bartons production for the royal shakespeare company in 1973 was eagerly awaited as he was the most audacious, as well as the most intellectual, of the company s directors. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from royal shakespeare company at the discogs marketplace. Rsc head of voice lyn darnley shows how she helps the actors in richard ii develop their posture, breathing and articulation, as well as bringing together the physical voice with the. Richard ii play simple english wikipedia, the free. In september, 2012, david tennant is named to the board of directors of royal shakespeare company. Photo by kwame lestrade, royal shakespeare company. Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in the title role.
Shakespeare s sources were probably holinsheds chronicles and the civil wars 1595 by samuel daniel. Richard ii is the first production in a new cycle of shakespeare s history plays, directed by gregory, that will be. Richard ii, with david tennant in the title role, was the first play directed by gregory doran in his new position as artistic director of the rsc in october 20. This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this england 2. Its the story of richard, duke of gloucesters villainous plan to take the throne.
Production diary 1 richard ii royal shakespeare company. Royal shakespeare company history, artistic directors. Screening of the play, starring david tennant as richard ii. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was the first production of artistic director gregory dorans sixyear plan to stage all of shakespeare s. A fantastic production of richard ii by the royal shakespeare company. The royal shakespeare company rsc is a major british theatre company, based in. Richard ii royal shakespeare company digital theatre. Royal shakespeare company richard ii english movie. As ever, he compresses and rearranges events for dramatic purposes the events which occur in act ii scene i, for example, take place in the chronicles over several months. David tennant to play richard ii in rscs winter season bbc. Explore releases from royal shakespeare company at discogs. Rsc winter 20 season guide by royal shakespeare company. Play summary the play opens with a dispute between henry bolingbroke, duke of hereford, and thomas mowbray, duke of norfolk. His richard, with his brocade gown and christlike hair, initially.
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