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1 day ago · It was during the reign of Henry VII‘s granddaughter, Elizabeth I, that Shakespeare wrote his play Richard III around 1592. Shakespeare‘s main source was the chronicle The History of King Richard III by Sir Thomas More, written around 1513. More‘s account, based on testimony from those hostile to Richard, painted the king as a deformed ...
5 days ago · The play depicts a set of murderous machinations whereby Richard, Duke of Gloucester, achieves his ascent to the English throne in 1483, and the events leading to his demise at the hands of...
5 days ago · London. 22 May 2024. Michelle Terry as Richard in Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe, © Marc Brenner. It is a bold creative choice to cut the line “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse” from Richard III, but it’s far from the most notable decision in Shakespeare’s Globe’s latest staging of Shakespeare’s English history play.
5 days ago · Read our review of history play Richard III, now in performances at Shakespeare's Globe to 3 August. Richard III marks the latest collaboration between director Elle While and Shakespeare’s Globe’s artistic director Michelle Terry, who takes the lead role here.
5 days ago · The Globe’s artistic director, who faced a storm of protest for taking on the role, is terrific in this vibrant feminist reinterpretation. Shakespeare’s Richard III has been dogged by ...
5 days ago · An eternal story of power and ambition resonates through history and human endeavour. R3 provides the inspiration for many other dramatic pieces include sprawling TV epic Game of Thrones and explores themes that are never dated.
5 days ago · Terry’s Richard is an awful specimen of a man, but as the only comic character in the play, the audience warms to him quickly. Although Richard’s ambitions are lucidly represented in Terry’s ...
