19 Jul 2013
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Performing from within the walls of a deconsecrated Manchester church, Kenneth Branagh takes the lead role in this ambitious production of William Shakespeare's tragic tale of ambition and treachery.
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
A peaceful England. Family. Small children. But obstacles can be overcome.
The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold with Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeare’s most notorious villain and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret. War-torn England is reeling after years of bitter conflict. King Edward is ailing, and as political unrest begins to stir once more, Edward’s brother Richard – vicious in war, despised in peacetime – awaits the opportunity to seize his brother’s crown. Through the malevolent Richard, Shakespeare examines the all-consuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by conflict. Olivier-winning director Rupert Goold’s (Macbeth, King Charles III) searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history.
Top Billed Cast
Ralph Fiennes Richard III
Vanessa Redgrave Queen Margaret
David Annen King Edward IV/James Tyrrell/Sir James Blunt
Joseph Arkley Earl Rivers
Tom Canton Sir Robert Brakenburry/Earl of Richmond
Daniel Cerqueira Catesby
Simon Coates Bishop of Ely
Susan Engel Duchess of York
James Garnon William, Lord Hastings
Mark Hadfield Ratcliffe/Lord Mayor
Scott Handy George, Duke of Clarence
Finbar Lynch Duke of Buckingham
Aislín McGuckin Queen Elizabeth
Joseph Mydell Lord Stanley
Joshua Riley Marquess of Dorset
Joanna Vanderham Lady Anne
Lukas Rolfe Prince Edward
Baxter Westby Prince Edward
Oliver Whitehouse Richard, Duke of York
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