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He was also a courtier and possibly a spy for Richard II of England. "He was an intellectual omnivore," says Eagleton. (Nature News Service)
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Sioux City Journal: Don't drop the ball this week, rent 'Breach. June 10, 2007 ONLINE EDITION. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Plenty of grump for the last role May 12, 2007
" It is a modest self-appraisal and one that belies Craig's considerable talent. In 1963 he spent a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford and the Aldwych Theatre in London, playing Bolingbroke to John Neville's Richard II, and Horner to Judi Dench's Pinchwife in William Wycherley's The Country Wife. It was an incredibly rich and rewarding time, yet Craig's favourite moment took place on a cricket pitch rather than Stratford's hallowed stage. "I worked with Dame Peggy Ashcroft,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Things to do May 12, 2007
If you're interested either in Shakespeare or children's productions, you won't want to miss these shows: "This Flattering Glass," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Richard II," plays 8 p.m. today and Saturday at California Arts Academy. Details: (559) 916-0710. (Fresno Bee)
Hankies not be sneezed at May 3, 2007
A tool of German royalty and even found in the court of Richard II, King of England, the handkerchief is an instrument that has been endorsed by the highest ranks of society. So why is it that today the handkerchief is more often than not used purely in jest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Drama League nominees named Apr 25, 2007
" Eve Best -- "A Moon for the Misbegotten" Stephanie J. Block -- "The Pirate Queen" Justin Bond -- "Kiki Alive on Broadway" Christian Borle -- "Legally Blonde" Ashley Brown -- "Mary Poppins" Laura Bell Bundy -- "Legally Blonde" Kate Burton -- "The Waters Edge" Michael Cerveris -- "King Lear," "LoveMusik" Kristin Chenoweth -- "The Apple Tree" Anthony Chisholm -- "Radio Golf" Jill Clayburgh -- "The Clean House," "The Busy World Is Hushed" Jennifer Cody -- "Henry and Mudge" Billy Crudup -- "The... (Variety)
Leader: In praise of the Bard Apr 23, 2007
Some of Shakespeare's minor characters play memorable parts, such as the porter in Macbeth, the bosun in The Tempest or the gardener in Richard II. Mostly, though, they simply bring news, respond to developments or just hang around, not saying much. The shortest scripted part in Shakespeare is the Second Senator in Cymbeline who says "Ay", but there are non-speaking roles too, such as Antenor in Troilus and Cressida. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
A man for all ages Apr 14, 2007
For Garrick, it was Richard III (for Edmund Kean in the next century, it was Shylock) ... His public image was secured by William Hogarth's vibrant painting of him in the role of Richard III, confronted with his nightmares on the eve of the battle of Bosworth Field ... The commissioning of the performance of Richard II on the eve of the Essex rebellion suggests that the Tacitean faction still considered Shakespeare to be in effect their house dramatist in the last years of the old queen's reign.... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Actors added to Classic Stage Apr 11, 2007
Season kicks off in October with Cumpsty ("Copenhagen") starring in Shakespeare's "Richard III," helmed by CSC a.d. Brian Kulick. In past CSC seasons Kulick has directed the actor in Bard plays "Hamlet" and "Richard II.". (Variety)
Key players and classic texts Apr 4, 2007
But Mendes, in his Donmar productions of Uncle Vanya and Twelfth Night and his RSC versions of Richard III and Troilus and Cressida, showed himself to be an expert in excavating the meaning of classic texts ... But the Trevor Nunn-directed productions of Hamlet and Richard II, and the more recent versions of A Moon For The Misbegotten and The Entertainer, have shown that it is a space that demands great plays. (Guardian Unlimited)
Building bridges: Mendes is back in Anglo-US venture Apr 3, 2007
Mendes's company looks set to bring a much-needed shot in the arm to the Old Vic, which, despite some notable artistic successes, such as Spacey's performance as Richard II, has had distinctly mixed fortunes since he took over in 2005. Mendes said: "When I left the Donmar Warehouse in 2002 I thought I'd have some time off - and have a family. It will have been five years since any show of mine has been in London, but I never felt that I was stopping. At the end of my time at the Donmar, in 2002,... (Guardian Unlimited)
'Trouble' coming to Yale Repertory Mar 29, 2007
Filling out the roster is season opener "Richard II," staged by Evan Yionoulis (Sept. 21-Oct. (Variety)
Gender-bending Shakespeare Mar 27, 2007
Though F. Murray Abraham shone two months ago in 'The Merchant of Venice,' recent disappointments have included Kevin Kline in 'King Lear,' Liev Schreiber in 'Macbeth'and Michael Cumpsty in 'Richard II.. Propeller, which is now in its third engagement within four years at BAM, aims for more than merely returning Shakespeare plays to their all-male origins. (Newsday -- New York City)
Hutt calls off Stratford return Mar 27, 2007
His signature Shakespearean roles included Lear, Prospero and Richard II. Not one to let gender get in the way of a good role, he also played Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest -- twice. He returned to Lear last year when he played a classical actor coaxed out of retirement by an enterprising director in the third season of the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The man who would be king Mar 18, 2007
He made his name in the late 1960s with his performance as Richard II, which attracted a telegram of congratulation from Gielgud. He has played Macbeth, Iago, Richard III and Prospero ... Only a few years later, he was in the West End, where his performance as Richard II was hailed by Harold Hobson, the Sunday Times's theatre critic, as touched by 'the ineffable presence of God. (Guardian Unlimited)
Eating through the ages Mar 14, 2007
Among the earliest handwritten recipe collections in English was The Forme of Cury (cury meaning cooked food, derived from the French cuire - to cook), compiled around 1390 by a master cook to Richard II to show readers how "to make common pottages and common meats for the household, as they should be made, craftily and wholesomely". A decade earlier, Guillaume Tirel, chef to the French royal family, produced the first known French cookbook, Viandier. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Got a problem with Catholics? Come make your voice heard Mar 9, 2007
wrote on March 09, 2007 10:32 AM:"When Jerusalem was at last taken by another crusading army under the infamous English king Richard II ('Coeur de lion' -- 'lion-hearted'; Richard spoke French, not English) the city was thoroughly sacked; the crusaders literally slaughtered everyone in sight, including the city's Jews and Christians -- men, women and children. The 'chilvalric' tradition of 'romantic courtly love' that inspired the troubadours of France by the way focused on the most chivalrous... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Students take their turn at Shakespeare competition Mar 7, 2007
"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories of the death of kings," Rabe began, taking a seat on stage and reciting 20 lines from Act III of "Richard II," as the king contemplates mortality. Advertisement "How some have been deposed; some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed; Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd.". (Greenwich Time)
- Martin Kettle Mar 3, 2007
Death holds court within the monarch's hollow crown, Richard II reflects. At the last, he punctures regal pomp with a little pin - and farewell king. (Guardian Unlimited)
Tolerance Reigns Among Baghdad's Bravest Feb 25, 2007 British stage director Pimlott dies Feb 22, 2007 Fasten your seatbelts Feb 19, 2007 West End director Steven Pimlott dies Feb 16, 2007 Remember, Remember Feb 16, 2007 Pilgrim Reflections Feb 15, 2007 Love is in the air Feb 15, 2007 Obituary: Ian Richardson Feb 10, 2007 Another award for 'Maria' winner Feb 10, 2007 Ian Richardson, the PM who couldn't possibly comment, dies aged 72 Feb 10, 2007 Encinitas actor enjoys the realism of his title role in 'Brooklyn Boy' Feb 8, 2007 ART board pins Woodruff's exit on the bottom line Jan 28, 2007 'Silence' is a modern shout through medieval megaphone Jan 24, 2007 David Threlfall: Frank, in more than one sense Jan 6, 2007
Richard II On Corruption, Education And The Family Business. TOP STORIES. (CBS News)
Daley Dynasty Keeps Chicago In The Family Feb 25, 2007
Richard II On Corruption, Education And The Family Business ... (CBS) Even though he is running for his sixth term as Chicagos mayor, the fact that he is still sometimes referred to as Richard II suggests Richard M. Daley still lives in the shadow of his beloved father ... Richard II On Corruption, Education And The Family Business. (CBS News)
As associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Pimlott's work ranged from T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral" to Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real." His small-scale, deftly politicized "Richard II" with Samuel West was chief among his highly regarded Shakespeare productions. Pimlott also had bold taste in new writing. (Variety)
He would have relished this clutch of shows: he'd directed an acerbic Richard II, with Samuel West, and a frank Antony and Cleopatra with Frances de la Tour; he'd brought Bombay Dreams to the West End and was about to start directing Zoe Wanamaker in Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo. He was a boundary-breaker. (The Observer)
During the 1990s Pimlott was an associate director at the RSC, memorably directing David Troughton in Richard III and later Sam West in Richard II, among many other productions. "Steven's footprint on British theatre was and is as wide as anybody's," said Michael Boyd, artistic director of the RSC.. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
His Richard II, in 1596, had a scene where the king was deposed, and Elizabeth saw similarities with Richard and herself ... And the night before the Essex Rebellion, they had Shakespeare perform Richard II with that scene included. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
In 1381, Chaucer sought to compose a poem in honor of the pre-arranged marriage between Eng-land s Richard II and Anne of Bo-hemia. In looking for just the right saint to honor on May 3 the day Richard signed engagement papers with his beloved Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales, chose Saint Valentine. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
The first recorded association of Valentine s Day with romantic love is in the poem Parliament of Foules, by Geoffrey Chaucer, written to honor the first anniversary of King Richard II of England s engagement to Anne of Bohemia. (When they were married eight months later, he was 13 or 14, and his bride was 14. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
In his golden years at the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1960 to 1975, he played a long line of leading roles from Richard II to Richard III. Television and film later brought Richardson wider renown ... If any single production staked his claim to greatness, however, it was John Barton's 1973 Richard II in which Richardson and Richard Pasco alternated the roles of the king and Bolingbroke ... In the same year he was a dazzling Richard III in Stratford's newly-opened The Other Place. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Spacey, who won last year for playing Shakespeare's Richard II at the Old Vic theatre, said it was "very gratifying" to be honoured for his performance in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten. Kevin Spacey is artistic director of the Old Vic theatre. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
He based the character on Richard III, the last role he played with the Royal Shakespeare Company ... He played in many RSC productions, including the title roles in Hamlet and Corialanus and Richard II, working under directors such as Sir Trevor Nunn and Sir Peter Hall ... The role of the Tory chief whip, complete with asides to camera, was based on Richard III. It won Richardson a Bafta award. (Independent)
That's because Newcomb has spent much of the past decade performing larger-than-life roles at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Shakespeare Santa Cruz, including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Shakespeare's Richard III, Oberon, Dogberry and Richard II, among others. "It's a real joy to be doing something that is kitchen sink psychological realism," said Newcomb, a UC San Diego stage combat professor who lives in Encinitas with his wife, fellow UCSD acting teacher/voice coach Ursula Meyer, and... (North County Times)
As a director, he put Richard II in a skirt, soaked "The Duchess of Malfi" in blood, and, for the current ART production of "Britannicus," turned Nero into a guitar-thrashing, biker-gear-clad voyeur ... Karen MacDonald strapped to a spinning wheel in "Island of Slaves." The silk kimono Thomas Derrah wore in "Richard II" as he ascended a tower. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Several historical figures are featured in the play, including Ethelred the Unready, one of England's most incompetent kings; Eadric Streona, his closest advisor who eventually turned on him; and Emma of Normandy, who was ordered by her brother, Duke Richard II of Normandy, to travel to England and marry King Ethelred as part of his political strategy. They appear along with other characters, but in a cartoonish form with a plot that's like a dark fairy tale. (The Standard-Times, MA)
"To keep working." He has starred in seasons at the Royal Exchange in his home city and played Bolingbroke in Richard II with Fiona Shaw at the National Theatre ... Other theatre work includes Richard II and Tartuffe at the National Theatre in 1995. (Independent)
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