description: This remarkable edition features a newly edited text of Richard III based on one of the earliest printed texts of the play, along with detailed notes and performance annotations. An integrated audio CD showcases the deeper understanding and enjoyment from the power of performance.-- Hear recordings of great contemporary and historical performances of key scenes from the play.-- Read and see how a modern cast approaches the play, from interviews with the actors.--See inside the stage experience through production notes and photos from stage productions and movie adaptationsNarrated by Sir Derek JacobiEdited by William Proctor Williams
language: English
title: Richard III
titlecomplete: Richard III
characters: George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Scrivener, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Elizabeth of York, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, Edward Plantagenet, Henry VII of England, Sir Thomas Vaughan, 1st Murderer (Richard III), Margaret Plantagenet, Keeper of the Tower, Lady Anne Neville, Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, John Morton, Bishop of Ely, Sir William Catesby, John, a Priest, Miles Forrest, Tressel, gentleman attending Lady Anne, Sir Richard Grey, Lord Grey, Sir James Tyrrel, Berkeley, gentleman attending Lady Anne, 1st Citizen (Richard III), Sir James Blunt, Jane Shore, Sheriff (Richard III), Sir Robert Brakenbury, Francis Lovell, 9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand, Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York, Edward IV of England, John Dighton, Cardinal Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, Richard III of England, Edmund Shaa, Lord Mayor of London, Edward V of England, John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, Sir Walter Herbert, 2nd Murderer (Richard III), Sir Christopher Urswick, Henry VI of England, 2nd Citizen (Richard III), John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Margaret of Anjou, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Sir William Brandon, Pursuivant, Sir Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, Page to Richard III, Thomas, Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby, Third Citizen (Richard III), Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, William, Lord Hastings, Elizabeth Woodville
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Historical, Poetry, Drama, School, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 52298
places: Tower of London, London, England, Bosworth Field
series: Wars of the Roses, Shakespeare's Minor Tetralogy
publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion