Why stage Richard II in 2025? Perhaps, post-Brexit, because it kicks off Shakespeare’s eight-play retelling of the Wars of the Roses, a conflict which saw England so riven with internal division that ...
The row escalates until both men throw down their gages to spark a physical challenge. RICHARD appeals for peace but soon realises the only option is for the dispute to be resolved by a duel and ...
Learn more about Nicholas Hytner’s hit production starring Jonathan Bailey and plan your Richard II play London trip The King believes he has a divine right to rule, but is he really up to the task?