The play’s the thing
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Yes, it’s Shakespeare. Yes, it’s a travesty of history. But Joanna Carrick is a terrific director, and Red Rose Chain a terrific company of actors. Buy your tickets soon! Shakespeare’s Richard III
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Just when I thought adaptations of the Bard’s Richard could not get any worse, I find this. OK, not Frank Spencer, just his tank top. http://tinyurl.com/horbrj6
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Here is the next foremost actor to portray the Bard’s Richard III. I believe he will be one of the best of them all. http://www.playbill.com/article/ralph-fiennes-vanessa-redgrave-juliet-stevenson-to-star-in-shakespeare-plays-at-the-almeida
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OK, there are times when I really do like Shakespeare’s Richard! This may be from back in 1965, but it’s still absolutely brilliant. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-FLASHBACK-1965-Peter-Sellers-Mimics-Laurence-Oliviers-Richard-III-Reciting-The-Beatles-A-Hard-Days-Night-20160405
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Yes, yes, ANOTHER review of Shakespeare’s Richard. Don’t sigh, because this one is written by a Ricardian, who makes sure she sets the actual record straight before she goes on to speak of the production in question. Thank you Lynn Beaver. My only grizzle? I could have done with a few more paragraph breaks! Endless…
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Oh, groan-bally-groan!!!!! “In 2011, a group of amateur historians made an incredible archaeological find: the bones of King Richard III, hunchbacked, with an arrow through the spine. Now, scientists are testing the bones to find out more about the king and also conducting fascinating experiments to determine whether Richard could have fought so ferociously in…
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Here’s a little more about the US production of the Shakespeare Richard – the one with lead actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, performing from a wheelchair. The author of the article does at least acknowledge that the real Richard did not look like the Bard’s creation, but suffered from scoliosis that would not have been evident when…
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William Shakespeare’s contribution to the image of Richard III, as of many other historical figures, has been less than helpful in terms of accuracy. However, just as Shakespeare’s original plays misrepresented his sources and the true course of events, not every performance of one of the plays is as he left them. His version of…
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In the following article, Sir Ian McKellen talks specifically about his 1930s version of Shakespeare’s “Richard III”. No mention is made of the real Richard, oh, and the horse for his kingdom has become a jeep! There are various reasons why I will not be watching this, but tell me, how can it really be Shakespeare’s…
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http://www.theatermania.com/chicago-theater/reviews/richard-iii-gift-theatre_76313.html I have one serious issue with this review by Catey Sullivan of Chicago, and that is the last line: “While Richard III may have been an awful king, the Gift Theatre’s production of Richard III is something wondrous.” I doubt if Ms Sullivan knows anything about Richard III the man, only the Shakespeare fiction,…
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