His inadequacy eventually leads to his downfall,but the disgraced. David tennant starred in richard ii for the royal shakespeare company in stratforduponavon from thursday 10th october 20 until saturday 16th november 20 40 performances before the production transferred to the barbican centre in london from 9th december 20 until saturday 25th january 2014 45 performances. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was the first production of artistic director gregory dorans sixyear plan to stage all of shakespeare s. Scientist stephen emmott and director katie mitchell deliver a new kind of scientific lecture, the release read, highlighting key issues being lost in translation in. Authoritarian, unwilling to listen to good advice, friendly with persons not of noble birth, he is not the sort of king likely to earn his noblemens love. Plot summary representations of kingship and power in shakespeare s second tetralogy shakespeare s reputation in elizabethan england. Played a limited season at the royal shakespeare theatre before transferring for another short season at the barbican centre in the barbican theatre, the rscs former london home. The tragedy of richard ii by william shakespeare youtube. Screening of the play, starring david tennant as richard ii. The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeare s interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed production from the royal shakespeare company.
An exploration of the future of life on earth, to debut july 12. Richard ii is so lyrical and thoughtprovoking that it may be my favorite of all the plays. Richard ii is one of shakespeares socalled history plays. Production diary 11 richard ii royal shakespeare company. Shakespeares richard ii and the essex rebellion the. The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeares interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed production from the royal shakespeare company. Royal shakespeare company archives microsoft research. This page contains links to the original richard ii full text by shakespeare the language used in shakespeares day is slightly different to todays modern english, which is reflected in the text. Richard ii, chronicle play in five acts by william shakespeare, written in 159596 and published in a quarto edition in 1597 and in the first folio of 1623. The rsc plays regularly in london, newcastle upon tyne, and on tour across the uk and internationally. Shakespeares king richard ii act 1, scene 4 with study resources. Aside from a few readability issues, theres much to recommend this edition of rii for your kindle. From the moment of its announcement this has been one of.
Royal shakespeare company, english theatrical company based in stratforduponavon that has a long history of shakespearean performance. After successful runs in stratforduponavon and london we are taking our electrifying season of shakespeare on tour. Jan 23, 20 david tennant is to star as richard ii as part of the royal shakespeare company s new season, which also includes adaptations of hilary mantels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. Henry iv assumes royal power, executing many of richard s followers, but pardoning the treacherous duke of aumerle son of york at the urgent behest of his mother the duchess of york. Royal shakespeare company richard ii english movie.
They even performed before the queen on the eve of essexs execution just 17 days after richard ii was staged. A story of power and plotting, richard ii is the first of shakespeare s four plays about the house of lancaster. All the latest news about royal shakespeare company from the bbc. The raigne of king edward the third, commonly shortened to edward iii, is an elizabethan play printed anonymously in 1596, and partly written by william shakespeare. The richard iii depicted in shakespeares famous play is one of deceit and unnatural evil. Five years on from his electrifying hamlet, david tennant returns to the royal shakespeare company to play richard ii. The deposition scene, act iv, scene 1 of shakespeare s history play, richard ii. David tennant is preparing to play richard ii for the rsc but how will he measure up to past kings, from the regal gielgud to the.
Director gregory doran leads the royal shakespeare company in this masterful take on shakespeares incisive study of squandered sovereignty, the first chapter in the epic cycle king and country. David tennant plays richard ii as he hands his crown to bollingbroke, played by. It is the first part of a tetralogy, or fourpart series, which deals with the historical rise of the english royal house of lancaster. Royal shakespeare company, royal shakespeare theatre. Richard ii royal shakespeare company youtube rscs richard ii lets talk of graves speech duration. What was life like in stratforduponavon and london when shakespeare was alive.
Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in the title role. Richard ii stage footage act iv, scene 1 the deposition. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil. Read act 5, scene 5 of shakespeare s richard ii, sidebyside with a translation into modern english. Royal shakespeare company live broadcasts richard ii today. It has just been announced that this morning, 18 january 2018, john barton died. In 1601, shakespeare was not questioned, though he was the named author on the title page of the second edition of richard ii, published in 1598. A story of power and plotting, richard ii is the first of shakespeares four plays about the house of lancaster. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. Posted by rob knies this spring, londons royal court theatre issued a most peculiar press release, announcing the forthcoming production of ten billion.
Richard ii,king of england,is a selfcentred individual and a poor leader. Shakespeares king richard ii act 2, scene 3 with study resources. How did the critics repsond to royal shakespeare company richard ii. The royal shakespeare company also known as the rsc is based in.
Moreover, the status of his company seems to have been undiminished. In this way, the balance and symmetry of the play was disturbed and the entire impact was reduced into some sort of a trivial melodrama. Richard ii royal shakespeare company digital theatre. Dame judi dench reads from richard ii to mark shakespeare day 2020, some of britains most famous. Full casting announced for royal shakespeare companys. In the presence of king richard, henry bolingbroke who would eventually be henry iv accuses thomas mowbray duke of norfolk of embezzling crown funds and of plotting the death of his uncle, the duke of gloucester. The royal shakespeare company, that owed him so much, has published a wonderful tribute written by their artistic director gregory doran. It has recently become accepted as part of shakespeare s canon of plays. Its repertoire continues to centre on works by william shakespeare and other elizabethan and jacobean playwrights. The rsc live collection launched on drama online with 17 films of live productions from the royal shakespeare company performed between 20 and 2017. William shakespeare 15641616 the tragedy of king richard ii, by william shakespeare, is the first of the history series that continues with parts 1 and 2 of king henry iv and with the life of king henry v. Rsc is a major breetish theatre company, based in stratforduponavon, warwickshire, ingland. Richard ii tv movie 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. What average rating did they give to royal shakespeare company richard ii and is it worth watching.
It should be noted that the same change, but in a much clumsier way, was previously introduced by gregory doran in the 20 production of richard ii at the royal shakespeare company in stratford. Click join shakespeare group if need help, dailymotion channel video has no place to comment to get help yet. Enter king richard ii, john of gaunt, with other nobles and attendants king richard ii old john of gaunt, timehonourd lancaster, hast thou, according to thy oath and band, brought hither henry hereford thy bold son, here to make good the boisterous late appeal, which then our leisure would not let us. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Full casting has been announced for the new royal shakespeare company production of richard ii that will play stratforduponavons royal shakespeare. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people. Royal shakespeare company, stratforduponavon, warwickshire. This is the one to see, if you love richard ii the play. David tennant tvs doctor who stars as richard ii in the royal shakespeare company production, filmed live on stage in the bards home of stratfordupon avon and broadcast worldwide in cinemas. David tennant stars as the doomed richard ii in greg dorans criticallyacclaimed royal shakespeare company production, available for the first time online across the world. The oxford shakespeare edition of richard ii, the opening play of the shakespeare s second quadrology, is very good, but not great, on kindle.
The quarto edition omits the deposition scene in act iv, almost certainly as a result of censorship. Richard ii production diary 11 8 november 20 david tennant talks about his excitement in the leadup to his first ever live theatre performance to audiences in cinemas across the world. Richard ii, with david tennant in the title role, was the first play directed by gregory doran in his new position as artistic director of the rsc in october 20. Royal shakespeare company, royal shakespeare theatre, stratforduponavon monday, december 2, 20, live from stratforduponavon, folger theatre directed by gregory doran. Play summary the play opens with a dispute between henry bolingbroke, duke of hereford, and thomas mowbray, duke of norfolk. A man whose arrogance impends to split the great houses of england and strain his people into an imperial and bloodspattered civil war. At the beginning of the play, richard ii banishes his cousin henry bolingbroke from england.
The royal shakespeare company has released the first disc in its live from stratforduponavon series, which features live broadcasts to cinemas of plays from the royal shakespeare theatre, and subsequent releases on dvd and bluray. These included the cuttingedge 201617 production of the tempest starring simon russell beale. Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in the title role of a definitive production of a great play daily mail. Richard ii, an album by royal shakespeare company on spotify. The royal shakespeare company rsc previously announced that it is collaborating with picturehouse entertainment on live from stratforduponavon, a new programme to screen its productions live. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was the first production of artistic director gregory dorans sixyear plan to stage all of shakespeares. The royal shakespeare company rsc is a major british theatre company, based in stratforduponavon, warwickshire, england. King richard ii by william shakespeare free at loyal books. It is based on the life of king richard ii of england ruled 7799 and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the henriad, followed by three. Free wallpapers download of royal shakespeare company richard ii movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Review of the royal shakespeare companys richard ii, now on.
Full company, cast, crew and production list for the 2003 production of richard iii, the royal shakespeare company. Royal shakespeare company richard ii 20 11 20 gb drama, history 3h user score. Live performance of the historical play by william shakespeare with david tennant playing the title role. Played a limited season at the royal shakespeare theatre before transferring for another short season at the barbican centre in the barbican. It is important to understand that shakespeare knew of richard iii through the stories passed down by those who lived and ruled after him most importantly the tudor family who took the throne after richards death. See as you like it, the taming of the shrew and measure for measure at theatres in canterbury, newcastle, blackpool plymouth and nottingham. David tennant to play richard ii in rscs winter season bbc. With david tennant, elliot barnesworrell, antony byrne, sean chapman. It was also the first play that the company broadcast live from stratforduponavon to cinemas worldwide on november 20. Richard ii was filmed live in the royal shakespeare theatre in november 20. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. Bolingbroke has accused mowbray of treason, and the two of them exchange insults in the presence of king richard.