Saturday Review | Richard III
Richard III
The last of this series of comment and discussion of the arts and media presented by Russell Davies and Minette Marrin. Antony Sher 's Richard III at the RSC has been described as 'electrifying'. What is it that has captivated the critics?
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Richard III (1955)
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous Richard, Duke of York, conspires and plots to seize power for himself, orchestrating a bloody rise to power. Featuring Laurence Olivier.
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The return of the award-winning team who produced 'Hamlet'. Antony Sher provides the voice of Shakespeare's darkest villain, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who in his unquenchable thirst for the throne, destroys his friends and family, including the Princes in the Tower.