A production at the Shakespeare's Globe theater faced criticism because a nondisabled actor plays the scheming king. But disputes like these miss the point, our critic writes.
Michelle Terry plays the king as a playfully antic sociopath in a lively production full of effective performances
Has there ever been a more contested Richard III? Michelle Terry's self-ca…
Artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic
Michelle Terry, the artistic director of Shakespeare's Glob…
More than 500 years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy " over whether non-disabled actors should ever be cast in the role, and with a new …
Now available on STRATFEST@HOME: Richard III 👑
Charismatic, cunning and utterly ruthless, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Colm Feore) is the very embodiment of lethal ambition as he m…
The night before seeing Edward Hall's stylish, arresting"but not totally convincing"production of Richard III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, I finally caught up with Danai Gurira's turn as …
Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe's artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role
The artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe has pushed on with playing Richard II…
As the Globe faces accusations of 'cripping up' with a new production of Shakespeare's tragedy, disabled theatre-makers explain why the role should not be open to all
'I felt really depresse…
Disabled actors respond to the announcement that Michelle Terry, the Globe's artistic director, will be taking up the role
The announcement of a summer production of Richard III at Shakespea…
Coming soon to STRATFEST@HOME: Richard III 👑
Charismatic, cunning and utterly ruthless, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Colm Feore) is the very embodiment of lethal ambition as he man…
Katy Sullivan will play Shakespeare's "crook-backed" king in what is believed to be the first major U.S. production of Richard III to feature a woman with a disability in the title role.
Th…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare's Richard III. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
The historical novelist's first play looks again at the 'panto villain' image of the king reviled by Shakespeare
There is one king who simply will not lie down quietly and stay in the past. …
On today's episode, Grace Aki chats with Delaney Feener and Pamela Sabaugh who are currently playing Richard and the Duchess of York/Stanley respectively in New York Classical Theater's outd…
