Richard III

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.

graciously underwritten by the

HRH Foundation

Additional support provided by
The Margaret Abell Powell Fund

Media Partner:

• Synopsis
• Richard III: Sympathy for the Devil
• About the Play
• What Critics Have Said
• Director Michael Kahn’s Words at First Rehearsal
• Interview with Geraint Wyn Davies

• Photo Gallery
• Reviews
• Program Article: The Heirs of Richard III
• Artistic Team and Cast
• Videos From First Rehearsal
• Richard III First Folio
  Teacher's Curriculum Guide