Run Dates
2001.02.14 ~ 2001.02.26
RSC
World Premiere
About the show
Michael Boyd directed the three parts of Henry VI and Richard III in one sequence on the Swan stage. The action of the tetralogy was played out on a traverse stage, exploiting the galleries of the auditorium with inventive and dynamic use of vertical space. The ensemble company were cast through all four plays, so that the audience could watch and appreciate the growth of characterisation in roles such as Margaret and Richard. The small, dark figure of Aidan McArdle's Richard brimmed with unholy delight at his manipulation of those around him. The position of the play at the end of such a long sequence ensured that Richard could not dominate the audience's attention as he does when the play stands alone.
