Globe to Globe: Richard III (2012)
Performed in Mandarin with English subtitles. Watch the first production ever performed in the UK by the National Theatre of China.
'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!'
Part of the 2012 Globe to Globe Festival.
This momentous occasion marked the National Theatre of China's first visit to the UK. The company, which stages work in three different performance spaces in Beijing, works with the finest playwrights and directors in China. The National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying, directs this production of Shakespeare's horror-show of power and paranoia.
Synopsis
Richard lies, murders and cheats his way to the throne of England as he systematically slaughters his enemies, allies and family. As the Wars of the Roses rage on around him, his mind and his power start to disintegrate, until his final deadly encounter with the Duke of Richmond at the Battle of Bosworth.
Running time: 134 mins
Cast
King Henry VI:
Graham Butler
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester:
Garry Cooper
Queen Margaret:
Mary Doherty
Duke of Suffolk/Jack Cade:
Roger Evans
Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester:
Mike Grady
Richard/Charles the Dauphin:
Simon Harrison
Young Clifford/Duke of Somerset:
David Hartley
Duke of Bedford/Duke of Burgundy/Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March/Dick the Butcher:
Nigel Hastings
John Talbot/Edmund, Earl of Rutland:
Joe Jameson
Edward, Earl of March/King Edward IV:
Patrick Myles
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York/Lewis XI, King of France:
Brendan O'Hea
Reignier, Duke of Anjou/George, Duke of Clarence:
Gareth Pierce
Joan of Arc/Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester/Lady Grey:
Beatriz Romilly
Earl of Warwick/Lord Talbot:
Andrew Sheridan
Creatives
Composer:
Alex Baranowski
Designer:
Ti Green
Director:
Nick Bagnall
Directed for the screen:
Ian Russell