Richard II (2019)
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.
- Date of release
- 2019-04-21
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Director
- Lynette Linton, Adjoa Andoh
Casting
- Adjoa Andoh — Richard II
- Nicholle Cherrie — Green / Percy / Groom / Queen’s Attendant
- Doña Croll — John of Gaunt / Duchess of York
- Ayesha Dharker — Aumerle
- Leila Farzad — Queen
- Sarah Lam — Duchess of Gloucester/ Bushy/Willoughby/ Gardener
- Shobna Gulati — Duke of York
Recommended
- Richard III 1955 · ★ 7.2
- King Lear 2018 · ★ 6.0
- Bride & Prejudice 2004 · ★ 6.5
- Avanti! 1972 · ★ 6.9
- Shakespeare in Love 1998 · ★ 6.8
- Belle 2013 · ★ 7.1
- A Different Man 2024 · ★ 6.9
- Ballet Shoes 2008 · ★ 6.3
- Henry V 1944 · ★ 6.7
- Skin 2009 · ★ 6.4
- Suffragette 2015 · ★ 7.2
- Night and the City 1950 · ★ 7.5