Richard II The key to Michael Grandage's success is his unfashionable refusal to give audiences an easy ride. For his farewell as a.d. of London's Donmar Warehouse he has chosen Shakespeare's ...

Richard II became King of England when he was 10, and in William Shakespeare’s account of the last year of his reign in 1399 before he was deposed, the 32-year-old Richard still has the mind of a kid.

Richard II and Henry V, despite being related, are polar opposites as kings. This has inspired Michael Kahn, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, to stage the ...

If you’ve ever seen the Westminster Abbey image of Richard II at his coronation, complete with lavish golden backdrop, you’ll understand, as Shakespeare did, why he thought he was so special. A good ...

The gentleness that is a particularly appealing element of Mark Rylance's stage persona is put to fine use in the actor's performance as Shakespeare's diffident Richard II at Shakespeare's Globe.