King Richard III
(William Shakespeare)

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Last modified: Sunday, 14 August, 2016
 

  Saturday, 25th May, 1991 (eve)

 Lyttelton Theatre, London

 Cast:

• Bruce Purchase (King Edward IV/Earl of Oxford)
• David Collings (George, Duke of Clarence)
• Ian McKellen (Richard, Duke of Gloucester)
• Oliver Grig/Richard Puddifoot (Edward, Prince of Wales/page)
• Anthony Mellor/Jack Williams (Richard, Duke of York)
• Joyce Redman (Duchess of York)
• Antonia Pemberton (Queen Margaret)
• Helene Kvale (Lady Anne)
• Sam Beazley (ghost of Henry VI/Lord Mayor of London)
• Clare Higgins (Queen Elizabeth)
• Crispin Redman (Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers)
• Stephen Marchant (Marquess of Dorset)
• Derek Hutchinson (Lord Grey/Henry, Earl of Richmond)
• Richard Simpson (Lord Hastings/Sir Walter Herbert)
• Peter Jeffrey (Duke of Buckingham)
• Richard Bremmer (Lord Stanley)
• Seymour Matthews (Bishop of Ely/Sir James Blunt)
• David Beames (Sir William Catesby)
• Peter Sullivan (Sir Richard Ratcliffe)
• Alan Perrin (James Tyrrel/Earl of Surrey)
• Mark Strong (first murderer/Lord Lovel/Duke of Norfolk)
• Phil McKee (second murderer)
• Simon Kunz (Sir Robert Brakenbury/scrivener/second citizen)
• Ian Burfield (Keeper in the Tower/first citizen)
• Angela Clarke (maid/nurse/mistress)

 Directed by Richard Eyre