
RICHARD III
25 June - 25 July

On a blood-soaked battlefield the young Prince, Edward of Lancaster, is murdered by the three sons of York; Edward, Clarence and the crook-backed Richard. The War of the Roses seems over; the Lancastrians are crushed; York is finally victorious. But in the shadows of this glooming peace a new darkness grows. In their moment of triumph, conspiracy, murder and intrigue will tear the House of York apart. Friendships will fail, brother will turn on brother, and the innocent will be put to the knife. All must die in pursuit of the hollow crown.
In this open-air promenade production England’s War of the Roses, and Shakespeare’s greatest villain, will be brought to one of London’s busiest public spaces. As they journey with the story the audience will be drawn deep into the heart of this dark and dangerous conspiracy.
With the recent discovery of Richard III‘s body under the tarmac of a Leicestershire car park, the story of Richard has never been more prominent in our imaginations and so there is no better year to explore Shakespeare’s Richard; one of his most beguiling and magnetic Kings.
CAST
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Richard, Duke of Gloucester
David Hywel Baynes
King Edward VI & Lord Stanley
Sam Donnelly
Queen Margaret, Sir William Catesby & Earl of Richmond
Mark Hawkins
George, Duke of Clarence & Duke of Buckingham
Nick Howard-Brown
King Henry VI, Earl Rivers & Duchess of York
Dafydd Gwyn Howells
Lord Hastings & Lord Mayor of London
Joel Mellinger
Prince Edward of Lancaster, Prince Edward of York & Lady Anne
Anne-Marie Piazza
Queen Elizabeth
Laura Wickham
All other characters played by the company.
CREW AND CREATIVES
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Director Daniel Winder
Producer Tara Finney
Assistant Producer Sophie Quaile
Set Designer Maria Koutsouna
Lighting Designer Ben Polya
Sound Designer Filipe Gomes
Costume Designer & Wardrobe Mistress Christine Oliver
Fight Director Roger Bartlett
Construction Manager Nigel Winder
Stage Manager Rah Petherbridge
Deputy Stage Manager Sophie Berger
Front of House Manager James Hameed
Bar/Kiosk Manager Amy Mayles
Assistant Bar Manager Celine Pennec
Public Relations Kevin Wilson PR
Graphic Designer Rebecca Pitt
Filmmaker Sam Underwood
Photographer Alex Harvey-Brown
Make Up Artist Lizzie Downes
Production Assistants Alisa Stewart, Yiwei Zhou
Set Volunteers John Hoof, Amber Scarlett, Alexa Muench, Gemma Squires
Costume and Wardrobe Assistants Candy Bradford, Lizzie Parker,
Abby Shaw, Stephanie Lane,
Stage Management Assistants Charlotte Cooper

Richard III Trailer 2014 from Iris Theatre on Vimeo.