Almeida Theatre 10 Dec 2018 - 2 Feb 2019

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins

Cast
Simon Russell Beale, Leo Bill, Joseph Mydell, Robin Weaver, John MacKay, Natalie Klamar, Martins Imghanbe, Saskia Reeves

Design Ultz
Associate Designer Charlotte Espiner
Light James Farncombe
Sound Peter Rice
Dramaturg Jeff James
Casting Ginny Schiller CDG
Resident Director Lucy Wray
Costume Supervision Claire Wardroper

SIMON RUSSELL BEALE AND LEO BILL SHINE IN THIS ALARMINGLY FAMILIAR DEPICTION OF ENGLAND IN TOTAL CHAOS

TIME OUT

BY THE END THE STAGE IS A MESS. BUT THEN, THAT’S POLITICS

THE TIMES

A TIMELY PORTRAIT OF A COUNTRY IN CHAOS

EVENING STANDARD

SIMON RUSSELL BEALE PROVES HIMSELF OUR FOREMOST SHAKESPEAREAN ACTOR

INDEPENDENT

SWIFT, STRANGE, BRILLIANT

THE STAGE

THIS PUNCHY, PARED-DOWN VERSION OF SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY IS LIKE A BOXING MATCH THAT ENDS IN THREE ROUNDS

METRO

A COMPRESSED, HURTLING TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE’S PORTRAIT OF A DISINTEGRATING MONARCH

THE OBSERVER

https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/the-tragedy-of-king-richard-the-second/10-dec-2018-2-feb-2019