{"id":11027,"date":"2020-07-24T17:36:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk\/?page_id=11027"},"modified":"2021-01-12T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:04:28","slug":"richard-iii-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk\/richard-iii-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard III 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \"a truly invigorating experience\" <\/em><\/strong>The Public Reviews<\/p>\n The start of Olympic year saw us tackle our first of Shakespeare\u2019s history plays \u2013 Richard III<\/em>. Director Caroline Devlin and Designer Neil Irish embraced the drama of the 15<\/span>th<\/span> century The Wars of the Roses with a modern grunge angle \u2013 fur coats and jewellery and debauched revelling clashed with crowns, swords and gauntlets.<\/span><\/p>\n Our staging in Holy Trinity Church saw our largest installation to date with flying gantries over the choir stalls and set of steps leading up to the pulpit\/throne that bled. The final climactic Battle of Bosworth took place in and around the audience as well as on stage.<\/span><\/p>\n We also had a visit from best-selling historian Alison Weir who gave a post-matinee talk about Richard and the Princes in the Tower.<\/span><\/p>\n \"brilliantly inventive and superbly effective\"<\/b><\/em> British Theatre Guide<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n \"chilling\u201d <\/b><\/em>The Shakespeare Revue<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>