Notes
Collection reference: RSC/SM/1/1985/AYL1
Director, Adrian Noble ; Designer, Bob Crowley ; Composer/arranger, Howard Blake.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2023. Digitized from a copy held by the Royal Shakespeare Company Archive.
Royal Shakespeare Company Archive.
Summary
Reminiscent of the spectacular medievalism of nineteenth-century theatre, this interpretation kept its flamboyant Richard firmly at the centre of attention. Antony Sher devised a nightmarish figure for Richard III, taking his cue from Margaret's description of him as a 'bottled spider'.
Variant and related titles
Royal Shakespeare company archives: From playwrights to performance, 1889-2013.
Credits
Director, Adrian Noble ; Designer, Bob Crowley ; Composer/arranger, Howard Blake.
Cast
Wilson, Alexander; Alexander, Bruce; McRae, Hilton; Brookes, Alan; Brooks, Mark; Page, Simon; Storr, Christopher; Manville, Lesley; Stevenson, Juliet; Hyams, Roger; Henson, Nicky; Simon, Hugh; Horstead, Brian; Conway, Richard; Jones, Griffith; Dignam, Mark; Yeats, Andrew; Randle, Mary Jo; Shaw, Fiona; Morrison, Campbell; Douglas, Colin; Boulter, Russell; Rickman, Alan; Spence, Paul; O'Conor, Joseph