The Tragedy of King Richard III

(5 stars; 3 reviews)

Drama on 3: The Tragedy of King Richard III Sun 15th Feb 2004, 19:40 on BBC Radio 3 by William Shakespeare. Douglas Henshall stars as the hunchback Duke of Gloucester, intent on seizing the throne of England from his young nephews, in this new production of one of the bard's most popular plays. Original music composed and realised by: David Pickvance Director:….Marc Beeby Richard, Duke of Gloucester:…..Douglas Henshall Buckingham:…..Ben Miles Richmond:…..Geoffrey Streatfeild Lady Anne:….Jasmine Hyde Queen Elizabeth:….Anastasia Hille Duchess of York:….Geraldine James Margaret:…..Barbara Jefford Clarence:….Michael Maloney King Edward:….Mark Bazeley Hastings:……Paul Bentall Lord Stanley:…..John Rowe First murderer:….Jonathan Keeble Second murderer:….Stephen Critchlow Tyrell:…..Ewan Bailey Dorset:…..Stuart Bunce Grey:…..Chris Moran Lovel:…..Damian Lynch York:….Rory Copus Edward:….Alex Green First citizen:…..Rachel Atkins Second citizen:….Cherie Taylor-Battiste Third citizen:….Frances Jeater Lord Mayor:….Loan Meredith Brackenbury: Gerard McDermott Cardinal:….Peter Marinker Ratcliff:…..Declan Wilson In Richard III, Shakespeare invites us on a moral holiday. The play draws us to identify with Richard and his fantasy of total control of self and domination of others. Not yet king at the start of the play, Richard presents himself as an enterprising villain as he successfully plans to dispose of his brother Clarence. Richard achieves similar success in conquering the woman he chooses to marry. He carves a way to the throne through assassination and executions. [Folger]

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.