Richard III

by

William Shakespeare

15th - 22nd March 2003 Director: Mike Rogerson
Assisted by Peter de la Wyche

Richard III is the last of the four plays in Shakespeare's minor tetralogy of English history: it concludes a dramatic chronicle started by Henry VI: Part I and then moving through Henry VI: Part II and Henry VI: Part III. The entire four-play saga was composed early in Shakespeare's career, most scholars assigning Richard III a composition date of 1591 or 1592.

Culminating with the defeat of the evil King Richard III at the battle of Bosworth field in the play's final act, Richard III is a dramatization of actual historical events that concluded in the year 1485, when the rule of the Plantagenet family over England was replaced by the Tudor monarchy.

It wouldn’t work on the lawn at Gawsworth, but it’s perfect for the intimate space at the Green Room

The Royal House of York
Richard Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III	Simon Taylor
George Duke of Clarence, his Brother	Steve Williamson
King Edward IV, his brother	Jeremy Cleverley
The Duchess of York, their mother	Adele Taylor
Edward Prince of Wales, son of Edward IV	Matthew Thistleton
The Duke of York, son of Edward IV	Toby Jones
Richard's Faction
The Duke of Buckingham	Victor Hassan
Sir Richard Ratcliffe	Steve Williamson
Sir William Catesby	Peter de la Wyche
Sir James Tyrell	Geoffrey Martyn
Lord Lovell	Dave Midgley
Murderers	Graham Yardley Al Fowkes
The Woodeville Faction
Queen Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV	Tracy Burns
Lord Rivers, her brother	Geoffrey Martyn
Lord Grey, her son by first marriage	Simon Caporn
The Marquis of Dorset, her son by first marriage	Tom Thistleton
The Hastings Faction
Lord Hastings	Dave Midgley
Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby	Eric Smith
The Lancastrians
Queen Margaret, widow of Henry VI	Diana Boswell
Lady Anne, widow of Edward Prince of Wales	Deborah Taylor
The Earl of Richmond, later Henry VII	Simon Caporn
The Clergy and City
Archbishop of York	Peter de la Wyche
Lord Cardinal Bourchier	Tom Thistleton
Bishop of Ely	Graham Yardley
Mayor of London	Jeremy Cleverley
Sir Robert Brakenbury, keeper of the Tower	Eric Smith
Other parts played by members of the cast

Stage Manager	Jill Damen
ASMs	Linda Batson
Prompt	Sheila Hine
Lighting	Chris Hills
Sound	Gareth Davies
Costumes designed and made by Jacque Bilsborough Pat Barrow
Properties	Christina Theobald
Set Design	Simon Webber
Set Construction	Simon Webber Nick Capey
Music Research	Chris McClory
Historical Research	Peter de la Wyche