RICHARD III

by William Shakespeare

Production Dates - Tues 26th - Sat 30th September 2006

Director - Shawn Peart

“I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures of these days”  Richard III

King Henry VI is dead – stabbed in the tower by Richard of Gloucester – and the bloody Wars of the Roses are finally at an end.  Edward IV is on the throne, his new Queen Elizabeth at his side and flanked by his younger brothers, reunited in their victory.  The wounds of civil war, however, are slow to heal and will begin to bleed again as one man keeps his eye fixed firmly on the crown…

This classic tale of terror and the pursuit of power launched the career of David Garrick and imprinted Laurence Olivier on our imagination.  As SDS celebrates its 85^th year, come and see this imaginative interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

CAST LIST

Richard III - Chris Longman

King Edward / Lord Mayor - Paul Vella

Clarence / Bishop of Ely - Mark Jenner

Duchess of York - Flickie Chapman

Queen Elizabeth - Clare Peart

Lady Anne - Sarah Byham

Prince Richard - Josh Arbon

Prince Edward - Tom McIntosh

Rivers - Joshua Dickenson

Ratcliff / 1st Murderer - Luke James

Tyrrel / Richmond - Joshua Dickinson

Buckingham - Mark Scanlon

Queen Margaret - Margaret Rawles

Princess Elizabeth - Boo Edwards

Hastings - Paddy Netscher

Stanley - Carl Duffy

Maid / 1st citizen - Sophie Williams

George Stanley / 3rd citizen - Scott Edwards

Lovell / 2nd murderer - Chris Suckling

Brackenbury / Blunt - Mark McIntosh

CREW

Stage Manager - Chess Dudman

Lights - Richard Stephens

Projections - Mickey Edwards

Sound - Mike Harding

Props - Linda Reynolds, Heather Neville

Crew - Keith Atkinson