Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
A peaceful England. Family. Small children. But obstacles can be overcome.
2016-07-21 | 170 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Ralph FiennesRichard III
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Vanessa RedgraveQueen Margaret
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David AnnenKing Edward IV/James Tyrrell/Sir James Blunt
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Joseph ArkleyEarl Rivers
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Tom CantonSir Robert Brakenburry/Earl of Richmond
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Daniel CerqueiraCatesby
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James GarnonWilliam, Lord Hastings
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Mark HadfieldRatcliffe/Lord Mayor
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Scott HandyGeorge, Duke of Clarence
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Finbar LynchDuke of Buckingham
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Aislín McGuckinQueen Elizabeth
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Joseph MydellLord Stanley
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Joshua RileyMarquess of Dorset
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Joanna VanderhamLady Anne
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