RSC Live: King John (2021)

8.0/10 • 152 min •

Overview

A mad world of mad kings, teetering on the brink of disaster Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England. Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen and even his own family, King John will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown. Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode in her debut at the RSC.

Cast

Rosie Sheehy

King John

Charlotte Randle

Constance

Zara Ramm

Lady Faulconbridge

Zed Josef

Robert Faulconbridge

Michael Abubakar

Philip Faulconbridge

John Cummins

Pembroke

Corey Montague-Sholay

Salisbury

Tom McCall

Hubert

David Birrell

King of France

Brian Martin

Lewis

Richard Pryal

Austria

Katherine Pearce

Cardinal Pandulph

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