Richard II, who ascended to the throne as a young man, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king – wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choice of counsellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the king’s noblemen decide that their king has gone too far. . .

This production boasted the most distinguished cast of the entire project, with Derek Jacobi in the title role and John Gielgud as John of Gaunt. Perfectly suited to a play that consists entirely of verse, their efforts were augmented by a studio set that enable the director to reflect an intense psychological struggle as well as a taut political drama.

Enter King Richard and John of Gaunt, with the Lord Marshall, other nobles, and attendants . . .

King Richard

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Cast overview, first billed only

• Director: David Giles
• Produced: Cedric Messina
• Adapted: William Shakespeare’s original play

Richard II, after poisoning his uncle, ascends the throne of England but his cousin Bolingbroke raises an army against Richard, and after a bloody war executes him at Pomfret Castle. Bolingbroke crowns himself Henry IV . . . So begins the War Of The Roses . . . The subject matter of Richard II seemed inflammatorily topical to Shakespeare’s contemporaries. Richard, who had notoriously indulged his favourites, had been compelled to yield his throne to Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Hereford: like Richard, the ageing Queen Elizabeth had no obvious successor, and she too encouraged favourites – when the play first appeared in print in 1597 and the two succeeding editions the episode showing Richard yielding the crown was omitted . . .

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