David tennant to play richard ii with the royal shakespeare company former doctor who star to head the cast in a new production of the bards history play this autumn share on facebook. Charming brendan block dates miranda cotton and gets seriously committed. The play is the first of four that makes up the rscs king and country tetralogy. David tennant, winner of best actor in a play for richard ii, poses in the press room at the whatsonstage awards at the prince of wales theatre on february 15, 2015 in london, england. Ive read richard ii, and seen film adaptations, and ive seen david tennant perform, most notably in the rscs filmed adaption of hamlet, amazon uk, itunes store.
Incredibly, he makes richard ii, not one of shakespeares solidgold hits, into a compelling ride. Richard tennant, ii was born near glasgow, scotland in 1744. The first part of his history tetralogy, shakespeares interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed. The performance has been released on dvd but this is the first time it is available. Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in. David tennant to take on challenge of richard ii for.
David tennant stars in richard ii with the royal shakespeare company, which began performances oct. Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in the title role of this acclaimed production of richard ii. Actor david tennant known for his appearances in the tv series doctor who and broadchurch plays the tragic king richard ii. David tennant is to return to the royal shakespeare company to play richard ii, five years after audiences and critics hailed his performance as hamlet. David tennant is a brilliant richard ii offbroadway. David tennant richard, nigel lindsay bolingbroke, oliver ford davies duke of york, michael pennington john of gaunt, emma hamilton the queen, jane lapotaire duchess of gloucester, elliot barnesworrell groom, antony byrne mowbray, sean chapman northumberland, marty cruickshank. The following is a list of performances by the scottish actor and voice actor david tennant.
Ralston primary, paisley grammar school, royal scottish academy of music and drama. Studio design has a technical article about the lighting and backdrop chains for. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last for 100 years. David tennant will play richard ii in a new production of shakespeares play to be directed by gregory doran, the new artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, this october. Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in the title role of a definitive production of a great play. However, there has been considerable license taken with the play itself, particularly in the last third so much so that it alters the play too much, down to different. He played the roles of the tenth incarnation of the doctor in the bbc scifi series doctor who 20052010, giacomo casanova in the bbc comedydrama serial casanova 2005. Watch david tennant s richard ii for free and loads more shakespeare plays photograph. Richard ii royal shakespeare company digital theatre. David tennant, a former doctor who, dons a monarchs crown. Two performances remain on tuesday and saturday of next week.
David tennant in the royal shakespeare company production of richard ii david tennant was a classical actor long before he played doctor who and his richard has considerable authority and grace. See more ideas about david tennant, david, doctor who. I attended a production of this play shortly before it was filmed. David tennant on shakespeares richard ii david tennants role as shakespeares richard ii sees him return to the stage with the rsc a production which will this. With david tennant, elliot barnesworrell, antony byrne, sean chapman. Richard ii starring david tennant, presented by royal. You can now buy a boxset of the 1960 bbc tv series an age of kings, in which david william is a memorably lyrical richard. David tennant wiki, affair, married, with age, height. A brief history of britain 10661485, by nicholas vincent, because im getting ready to be in shakespeares richard ii. The telegraph reports that david tennant in richard ii is an example of how primary school children can be captivated by shakespeare.
David tennant plays richard ii as he hands his crown to bollingbroke, played by nigel lindsay. The play was filmed in november 20 at the royal shakespeare theatre, stratforduponavon and released by marquee collaborators opus arte. Watch david tennants richard ii for free and loads more. A longtime shakespearean back home, tennant is charismatic in the title role, even with a. David tennant stars in royal shakespeare companys richard ii. I felt david tennant was excellent, but some of the company was weak, and the overall design didnt really grab me. The pair first collaborated in 1998, and richard ii will be their third shakespeare play together susannah ireland. Shakespeare saw 360 degrees of humanity, and thats why.
Richard ii stage footage act iv, scene 1 the deposition scene. David tennant to play richard ii at the rsc telegraph. David tennant talks heroes, villains and hair extensions. Tom sutcliffe and guests sarfraz manzoor, natalie haynes and peter kemp discuss david tennants starring role in richard ii, in gregory dorans first production as artistic director at the royal. Richard ii david tennant rsc dvd 2014 ntsc by david tennant. The rsc announces today that it will publish music and speeches from its forthcoming production of richard ii on a new cd and for download from itunes. This production played at the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon and the barbican in. The rsc production of richard ii is now available to download on itunes. Watch david tennants richard ii for free and loads more shakespeare plays.
David tennants role as shakespeares richard ii sees him return to the stage with the rsc a production which will this week be beamed. David tennant stars as the doomed richard ii in greg dorans criticallyacclaimed royal shakespeare company production, available for the first time online across the world. David tennant hears interviews with john osborne, reads his personal letters, as well as archive of critic kenneth tynan and director tony richardson. Watch david tennants richard ii for free and loads. David tennant is quite a wellknown actor here in the uk, notably for having been doctor who for several years. David tennant played the title role of richard ii in this production which was filmed at the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon on wednesday th november 20. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. Kwame lestrade david tennant by andrzej lukowski posted.
David tennant originally performed in the royal shakespeare companys production of richard ii between 2014 in stratforduponavon and london. Download ebook richard ii william shakespeare soft file form. Jeffrey archer says david tennant was exceptional in richard ii in an interview in the independent. Shakespeares richard ii with david tennant clad in golden or pure white robes and with curly hair flowing down his back, tennants king richard ii is an arresting figure, oozing nervous faeryking charisma. Of all the richard ii actors, for me david tennant plays the character superbly with a great blend of mood swings, lyrical drama in the kings soul, and gradual transformation. Music and speeches from rscs richard ii, featuring david. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Richard tennant was born in 1712 in glasgow scotland. He was a subject of the then king, george iii and served in. He has been enjoying his marital relationship with his beloved. Director gregory doran leads the royal shakespeare company in this masterful take on shakespeares incisive study of squandered sovereignty, the first chapter in the epic cycle king and country. Accounting his personal life, he now is a married man.
David tennant, winner of best actor in a play for richard. Richard ii is the first production in a new cycle of shakespeares history plays, directed by gregory, that will be performed over the coming seasons. Tennant believes that, more than 400 years ago, shakespeare saw how. Tristram kenton for the guardian t his show marks the start of gregory dorans sixyear plan to present the entire shakespeare canon. Richard ii starring david tennant and jasper britton is currently playing in cycle at the barbican theatre in london.
With claire goose, kate ashfield, david tennant, jill baker. David tennant in richard ii tennant is at his mercurial best in these scenes, which are also where the production summons full strength. He also plays extracts from previous productions, including a classic with richard burton as jimmy porter. David tennants richard ii available to stream via new.
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