Here is a Guardian article about Arthur Hughes, who qualifies for the role in that he is male, disabled (in a subtle way) and was only thirty when chosen by the Royal Shakespeare Company, as was Richard III in June 1483 when chosen by the Three Estates. He isn’t an octogenarian, a woman or pretending to be far more disabled than Richard was. On the other hand, as sighthound has pointed out, he has absolutely no experience of being a duke or a king.
Here is the Daily Mail’s review of the performance – note the words slanderous and scoliosis.
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