Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
A peaceful England. Family. Small children. But obstacles can be overcome.
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
Simon Coates
Bishop of Ely
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
Aislín McGuckin
Queen Elizabeth
Joseph Mydell
Lord Stanley
Joshua Riley
Marquess of Dorset
Joanna Vanderham
Lady Anne
Lukas Rolfe
Prince Edward
Baxter Westby
Prince Edward
Oliver Whitehouse
Richard, Duke of York
