Richard III
T1007482046
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:T1007482046, play:S4765, venue:V165
Current production:Work
Production details
Staged with an all-male ensemble, according to original Shakespearean practice
Part of Globe 2012 Theatre Season - The Play's The ThingSpecial Performances
- 2 Sep 12 Sign Interpreted
- 29 Sep 12 Audio Described
- 6 Oct 12 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
