Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

A peaceful England. Family. Small children. But obstacles can be overcome.

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.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Vanessa Redgrave

David Annen

Joseph Arkley

Tom Canton

Daniel Cerqueira

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Simon Coates

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Susan Engel

James Garnon

Mark Hadfield

Scott Handy

Finbar Lynch