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!"?). 'All drumming' version - The True Tragedy of Richard III| 13 Jul 98 to 1 Aug 98 | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Dec 97 | Ashcroft Arts Centre Fareham, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Dec 97 | South Street Arts Centre Reading, Berkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Jan 97 to 23 Jan 97 | BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
