Almeida Theatre Live Richard III

The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold with Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeares most notorious villain and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret Wartorn England is reeling after years of bitter conflict King Edward is ailing and as political unrest begins to stir once more Edwards brother Richard vicious in war despised in peacetime awaits the opportunity to seize his brothers crown Through the malevolent Richard Shakespeare examines the allconsuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by conflict Olivierwinning director Rupert Goolds Macbeth King Charles III searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history