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One of Shakespeare's earliest and most enduring successes, Richard III depicts a self-proclaimed villain battling to obtain and retain the crown. A ruthless Machiavellian, Richard seduces and slaughters his enemies and relatives, becoming so tainted with blood that “sin will pluck on sin.” Michael Kahn directs with Geraint Wyn Davies in the title role.

Richard III

William Shakespeare
directed by Michael Kahn
1/16/2007—3/18/2007

Lansburgh Theatre

Runtime: approximately 3 hours 10 minutes
with one intermission

In Richard III, Shakespeare creates a self-proclaimed villain battling to obtain and retain the crown. A ruthless Machiavellian, Richard seduces and slaughters his enemies and relatives, becoming so tainted with blood that “sin will pluck on sin.” Michael Kahn directs this gripping tragedy, one of Shakespeare’s earliest and most enduring successes. Geraint Wyn Davies returns to play the dazzling title role. The Baltimore Sun praises Kahn for turning the Shakespeare Theatre Company “into the closest thing this country has to Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company.” This production is part of the citywide celebration Shakespeare in Washington.