'Richard III'
venue
Shakespeare House
Date
8th March 2019
Directors
Terry Smith & Laura Smith
March 2019 found Shakespeare’s most notorious monarch in a spring of discontent - Terry and Laura Smith were working on a powerful new production of ‘Richard III’ when disaster struck just a few weeks before the curtain was due to rise. The Guildhall Theatre in Derby, our longtime regular performing space, was unexpectedly closed down due to health and safety concerns and, although efforts were made to find a suitable alternative venue, the short time left available to us meant that securing a space that could do the show justice wasn’t possible and the production had to be cancelled.
As you can probably imagine, this was very disheartening for all involved but thankfully an abridged version of the play with a reduced cast was performed, for one night only, at Shakespeare House on the 8th of March. This allowed a small audience to get a compelling glimpse of what could have been and all in attendance agreed that, as potent and mesmerising as the cut down show was, it was a shame that Derby audiences missed out on what would have undoubtedly have been a stunning production if seen in its entirety.
Crew
Directors - Terry Smith & Laura Smith
Cast
Oxford - Adam Hodgson
Exeter - James Brereton
Young Richmond - Samuel Dickens
King Edward - Ian Currie
Prince Edward (son of Henry) - Jack Tymon
Margaret – Jenny Earl
Gloucester / King Richard - Chris Scott
Clarence - Rick Law
Lieutenant - Stuart Mourton
King Henry - David Dunford
Queen Elizabeth - Niki Caister
Princess Elizabeth - Abby Caister
Buckingham - Matt Swan
Hastings - Adam Hodgson
Lady Anne - Caitlin Webb
Rivers - James Dean
Derby - Jamie Matthews
First Murderer - Neil Scott
Second Murderer - Michael Wise
Duchess of York - Irene Button
First Citizen - Charlotte Matthews
Second Citizen - Lisa Kelly
Third Citizen - Alex Wrampling
Prince Richard - George Dickens & Benji Matthews
Prince Edward - Jack Dickens & William Matthews
Lord Mayor - Rick Law
Catesby - Jack Tymon
Ratcliff - Sam Revill
Messengers - Martin Weston & Pete Graylish
Tyrrel - Richard Davy
Norfolk - Martin Pearson
Richmond - James Dean