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Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III (2016)

★ 7.7/10 170 min Drama United Kingdom English
Director: Rupert Goold
Theatre Play: William Shakespeare
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A peaceful England. Family. Small children. But obstacles can be overcome.

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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.

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Top Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes Richard III
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave Queen Margaret
David Annen
David Annen King Edward IV/James Tyrrell/Sir James Blunt
Joseph Arkley
Joseph Arkley Earl Rivers
Tom Canton
Tom Canton Sir Robert Brakenburry/Earl of Richmond
Daniel Cerqueira
Daniel Cerqueira Catesby
Simon Coates Bishop of Ely
Susan Engel Duchess of York

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