For his farewell as a.d. of London's Donmar Warehouse he has chosen Shakespeare's "Richard II," an austere history play about an old regime overthrown by a usurper. The key to Michael Grandage’s ...

Even when contemplating their own deaths, the two cousins inhabited different worlds. Richard II’s will, written in the spring of 1399, was largely devoted to lavish plans for his own funeral ...

Richard II is Boomerang Theatre Company's 23rd free Shakespeare production in Central Park and the fourth production in their landmark nine-play “Super Season” (2023–2027).

And what do you do when that bad king is (allegedly) appointed by God? Shakespeare’s Richard II is a play that asks us, among other things, what it means to have power, what it means to take pow ...

Richard II and Henry IV were first cousins, born in 1367 just three months apart. They were ten years old when Richard became king of England. They were 32 when, in 1399, Henry overthrew him to become ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We first see Jonathan Bailey’s magnetic Richard II picked out by a shaft of white light against a dark ...

The Pear Theatre has announced casting and production details for its next co-production, William Shakespeare's Richard II, with Perspective Theatre Company. The show runs March 9 - 26 ...