Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey star to play Richard II on London stage - Role will be actor’s most high-profile Shakespeare part to date ...

Richard II The key to Michael Grandage's success is his unfashionable refusal to give audiences an easy ride. For his farewell as a.d. of London's Donmar Warehouse he has chosen Shakespeare's ...

For decades, Shakespeare's Richard II was regarded as a piece of conservative camp. But on the eve of a major new production, Michael Dobson finds its tale of heads of state falling from power ...

Richard II believed that English kings were made by God. When he came to the throne in 1377, at the age of just 10, he ...

“Richard II” is always going to be a slow-burn play of ideas. Hytner and Bailey ensure that the destination — Richard’s self-reflection and wider understanding of the world — is ...

Richard II became King of England when he was 10, ... Rebellion, conspiracy and revenge – three themes that keep Shakespeare’s work alive (and current) – all play out in “Richard II,” and very well on ...

That said, the action of the play isn’t entirely irrelevant to our lives right now. In Richard II, a man has been killed, and people are upset that nothing is being done about it.

Hyperion Shakespeare Company’s “Richard II” attempts to interpret Shakespeare’s play anew by using an all-female cast, with limited success. By Chris R. Kingston , Crimson Staff Writer ...

The Guthrie Theater history play cycle includes Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. The run goes through May 24.

Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and loved by his friends. And a disastrous King – dishonest, capricious and politically incompetent. Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how ...

When Richard II begins, Richard is in full king mode: throne, crown, sceptre. His authority is absolute. By the end of the play, he is not king anymore; he is dead.