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Richard II
Project Type
Theatre
Date
April-May 2016
Role
Co-Director, Version
Location
Houses of Parliament
Arcola Theatre
Link
Creative Team
Version / Direction - Jack Gamble & Quentin Beroud
Design - Emily Harwood
Light - Geoff Hense
Sound - Neil McKeown
Stage Manager - Olly Jacques
Fight Direction - Dave Rawlings
Creative Assistant - Lara Genovese
Photography - Nick Rutter
Cast
Duke of York / Thomas Mowbray - David Acton
Eleanor de Bohun / Green / Ross - Eleanor Cox
Bagot - Hayden Wood
Harri Bolingbroke - Hermione Gulliford
Aumerle / Bushy / Willoughby - Joseph Adelakun
Isabel / Northumberland - Natasha Bain
John of Gaunt / Bishop of Carlisle - Roland Oliver
Richard - Tim Delap
Reviews
★★★★ “Clear, pacy and rich in sharply delineated performances.” – The Daily Telegraph
★★★★ “An exciting, modern-day take on Shakespeare's political drama” – Everything Theatre
★★★★ “A thought-provoking... parable for 21st Century politics” – Britishtheatre.com
“A slick, sharp, modern-dress staging” – The Financial Times
“Richard II finds a new resonance ... cleanly focused” - The Stage
“Placing the power struggle within Westminster proves to be a smart move by Jack Gamble and Quentin Beroud, the creators of the updated version of Shakespeare’s Richard II.” – Indie London
Awards & Nominations
Named one of the “Shows that defined 2016 Theatre” by The Stage
For the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Jack and I created a new vision of Shakespeare's most political drama, which premiered in the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. This was our 4th show as Dippermouth, we were 24 and 25 and I'm still not entirely sure how we got the space... I think we remain the only Shakespeare production ever to go on in Westminster.
Possibly one of my favourite nights working in theatre, and I'm still very proud of the production, which then transferred to Arcola.
