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What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump
Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the ...
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Richard, My Richard: Philippa Gregory's 'nuanced portrait' of Richard III is heavy on the history
In her first play, historical novelist Philippa Gregory ... and until recently it was "impossible to detach the real-life figure of Richard III from the playwright's 'foul bunch-back'd toad'".
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Arthur Hughes: First disabled Richard III is 'big gesture' from RSC
keep it. That's the timeless thing about this play." Richard III will run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from Thursday 23 June to Saturday 8 October.