Film

National Theatre Encore: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

Director
Joe Hill-Gibbins
Certificate
12A
Running Time
150 mins

A weak and feeble leader sends the nation into chaos, permitting an ambitious rival to seize power. Draw your own modern parallels.

Having done Edward II back in 2013, Joe Hill-Gibbons promises another idiosyncratic take on a renaissance history play. Simon Russell Beale stars as the Bard’s troubled monarch, with Leo Bill as dastardly deposer Henry Bolingbroke. The play is broadcast live to cinemas from the Almeida Theatre.

By robin askew, Friday, Dec 14 2018

Tags:

  • Event Cinema
  • Theatre

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