Richard II
Beset by problems at home and abroad, a capricious king is forced to relinquish his ‘hollow crown’. As his supporters abandon him and his power trickles away, Richard reflects with startling eloquence on the disintegration of his status and identity. Adjoa Andoh and Lynette Linton direct the first ever company of women of colour in a Shakespeare play on a major UK stage, in a post-Empire reflection on what it means to be British in the light of the Windrush anniversary and as we leave the European Union.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Adjoa Andoh
Richard II
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Nicholle Cherrie
Green
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Nicholle Cherrie
Percy
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Nicholle Cherrie
Groom
Doña Croll
John of Gaunt
Doña Croll
Duke of Lancaster
Ayesha Dharker
Aumerle
Lourdes Faberes
Bagot
Lourdes Faberes
Ross
Lourdes Faberes
Exton
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Leila Farzad
Queen
Shobna Gulati
Duke of York
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Sarah Lam
Duchess of Gloucester
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Sarah Lam
Bushy
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Sarah Lam
Willoughby
Sarah Niles
Bolingbroke
Indra Ové
Mowbray
Indra Ové
Northumberland
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Dominique Legendre
Composer