Richard II (2019)
Overview
Beset by problems at home and abroad, a capricious king is forced to relinquish his ‘hollow crown’. As his supporters abandon him and his power trickles away, Richard reflects with startling eloquence on the disintegration of his status and identity. Adjoa Andoh and Lynette Linton direct the first ever company of women of colour in a Shakespeare play on a major UK stage, in a post-Empire reflection on what it means to be British in the light of the Windrush anniversary and as we leave the European Union.
Cast
Adjoa Andoh
Richard II
Doña Croll
John of Gaunt / Duchess of York
Ayesha Dharker
Aumerle
Leila Farzad
Queen
Sarah Lam
Duchess of Gloucester/ Bushy/Willoughby/ Gardener
Shobna Gulati
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