Richard III
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Or by its full first quarto title of
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third, containing his trecherous plots against his brother Clarence: the pittiful murder of his innocent nephews: his tyrannical usurpation: with the whole course of his detested life and most deserved death. Of course, nowadays Richard is seen as much maligned but the image of the hunchback reciting "Now is the winter of our discontent" will remain with us for a long time. Essentially the plot sees Richard assuming the throne after Edward IV and disposing of all those with greater right. He is finally killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field after having pronounced that other great line "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (shouldn't that be "An horse!"?).
Archive :: production:T02128613571, play:S4765, venue:V954
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Production details
Reimagined as a modern-day thriller, a young, ambitious Richard seeks to seize the reins of our nation's divided Parliament by any means necessary In an ambitious retelling of Shakespeare's classic, the University of York's Drama Society will examine the nature of leadership in today's fractured political climate and the insatiable rise of the increasingly outlandish, motivated and charismatic "people's politicians" Venue: Guildhall Council Chambers. Part of York International Shakespeare Festival
