Richard III

And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover...
I am determined to prove a villain.

(c)Photo courtesy of Macridesweb.com

Visit the
Richard III Society!
This is a society dedicated to proving that Richard of Gloucester was not the Machiavellian villain and child murderer depicted in Shakespeare's play. Really intriguing site!

Lee Ernst as Richard
(c)Photo by Michael Sears
Courtesy of
University of Delaware Theatrel

"...To Prove a Villain": The Real Richard III
The American branch of the Richard III Society put together this virtual exhibition at the Royal National Theatre in London

(c)Photo courtesy of
Compton College Theatre Arts Department's
production of
"The African Company Presents Richard III"

The African Company Presents Richard III

Carlyle Brown's fascinating play chronicles the 1821 performance of Richard III by an all-black acting troupe,The African Company.

"Earning their bread with satires of white high society, the company came to be known for debunking the sacred status of the English classics (which many politically and racially motivated critics said were beyond the scope of Black actors)."

Salvador Dali, "Olivier as Richard III"
(c)Photo courtesy of DVD Classics Corner

"Me, drunk? Ha! You should see Buckingham!"

Performance history of Richard III

Shakespeare's Richard III has the dubious reputation in the theater of having more things go wrong during a performance than any other play, with the possible exception of Macbeth. According to William Hogarth...one nineteenth-century actor, having performed the role of Richard countless times, came on stage late in his career, began with "Now is the winter of our discontent...oh, rubbish!", stripped stark naked and promptly went mad.

Anthony Sher as Richard
(c)Photo courtesy of
Richard III.net

Thomas More's History,
on which Shakespeare based his play.

The Year of the King
A fascinating exploration of how to develop a character from one of the most noteworthy Richards of our time, Anthony Sher. Sher took the idea of Richard as a "bottled spider" and took it to amazing lengths - a process he describes in this book.

The RSC (Royal Shakespeare Cormpany)'s cool Richard III site!

The site contains interviews with the director, the actor playing Richard, insights into the play, and all sorts of other cool things!

"In Richard’s first speech, which opens the play, he says 'our' six times in the first eight lines – our discontent, our house, our brows, our bruised arms, etc. Suddenly in line 14, he says 'But I'. And so I had an idea that, until then, Richard looks normal and on 'But I' he is transformed, which would have been theatrical and very dramatic. We have retained aspects of the idea, so that at the start, Richard disguises his deformity and on 'But I' there is a transformation"

	Full text of the play here! And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover... I am determined to prove a villain.	(c)Photo courtesy of Macridesweb.com
Visit the Richard III Society! This is a society dedicated to proving that Richard of Gloucester was not the Machiavellian villain and child murderer depicted in Shakespeare's play. Really intriguing site!	Lee Ernst as Richard (c)Photo by Michael Sears Courtesy of University of Delaware Theatrel	"...To Prove a Villain": The Real Richard III The American branch of the Richard III Society put together this virtual exhibition at the Royal National Theatre in London
(c)Photo courtesy of Compton College Theatre Arts Department's production of "The African Company Presents Richard III"	The African Company Presents Richard III Carlyle Brown's fascinating play chronicles the 1821 performance of Richard III by an all-black acting troupe,The African Company. "Earning their bread with satires of white high society, the company came to be known for debunking the sacred status of the English classics (which many politically and racially motivated critics said were beyond the scope of Black actors)."	Salvador Dali, "Olivier as Richard III" (c)Photo courtesy of DVD Classics Corner
"Me, drunk? Ha! You should see Buckingham!" Performance history of Richard III Shakespeare's Richard III has the dubious reputation in the theater of having more things go wrong during a performance than any other play, with the possible exception of Macbeth. According to William Hogarth...one nineteenth-century actor, having performed the role of Richard countless times, came on stage late in his career, began with "Now is the winter of our discontent...oh, rubbish!", stripped stark naked and promptly went mad.	Anthony Sher as Richard (c)Photo courtesy of Richard III.net	Thomas More's History, on which Shakespeare based his play.
	The Year of the King A fascinating exploration of how to develop a character from one of the most noteworthy Richards of our time, Anthony Sher. Sher took the idea of Richard as a "bottled spider" and took it to amazing lengths - a process he describes in this book.
The RSC (Royal Shakespeare Cormpany)'s cool Richard III site! The site contains interviews with the director, the actor playing Richard, insights into the play, and all sorts of other cool things! "In Richard’s first speech, which opens the play, he says 'our' six times in the first eight lines – our discontent, our house, our brows, our bruised arms, etc. Suddenly in line 14, he says 'But I'. And so I had an idea that, until then, Richard looks normal and on 'But I' he is transformed, which would have been theatrical and very dramatic. We have retained aspects of the idea, so that at the start, Richard disguises his deformity and on 'But I' there is a transformation"