I said that I am not going to post a 'review' of Richard II, which opened to a wonderful reception last night in Stratford-upon-Avon (with live cinema broadcasts on and after 13 November). And I'm not. Nor am more
On the day before the press night of Richard II, I am starting a page that I hope will be helpful to us all across the coming month and more. The cinema broadcast Live from Stratford-upon-Avon, in the more
If it's Thursday, it must be the first preview of Richard II. My posts from Stratford-upon-Avon towards the live broadcasts to cinemas have been appearing mostly on Mondays, but from now on there will be more than a more
Now how do I write this latest post in my Richard II series? On Friday last I and others watched a full run of the play in the rehearsal room. On Thursday the production has its first preview. So I more
With apologies for its late arrival (blame this blog's server), this is a further post about the preparations for the RSC's Live from Stratford-upon-Avon broadcast of Richard II to cinemas on 13 November in the UK (and later more
Today is the start of week four of rehearsals for the RSC's Richard II. The cast are beginning to work with director Greg Doran on the detail of each scene, starting this morning with Act I Scene 1. In parallel, more
Released today, the Richard II trailer... more about this, and further news from the production, on Monday.
The RSC's Richard II is two weeks into rehearsals and it is time for another production blog. The trailer gets completed by Dusthouse today and should be on view in cinemas and online at the end of the week. I more
The Royal Shakespeare Company's Richard II cast is one week into rehearsals. Thoughts on the first day follow below, but first it's my pleasure to introduce to you our Production Diary. Each week between now and the more
Rehearsals for Richard II start tomorrow, so this week's blog is, as it were, a little previous. (New readers should know that I am producing the Live from Stratford-upon-Avon cinema broadcast of the production on 13 November, and more