Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the ...

Loosely directed by Robert O’Hara and starring Danai Gurira in the title role, “Richard III” leaves audiences at Central Park's Delacorte Theater bored and confused.

Able-bodied actress cast as Richard III says she will not play the king who had scoliosis 'with a visible or physical impairment' after disability groups blasted Shakespeare's Globe over ...

In Act 2, Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s play, a common citizen says Richard is “full of danger.” “Woe to the land that’s govern’d by a child,” the citizen further warned.

“Richard III” plays Feb. 2 to March 3 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.; tickets $38-$92 at chicagoshakes.com or 312-595-5600. Emily McClanathan is a freelance writer.

The idea of an “all-female, gender-fluid, disability forward” staging of “Richard III” — as New York Classical Theater describes its new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the ...

In Act 2, Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s play, a common citizen says Richard is “full of danger.” “Woe to the land that’s govern’d by a child,” the citizen further warned .