William Shakespeare's
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DIRECTED BY DAMIEN RYAN
“Bad is the world; and all will come to nought, when such ill dealing must be seen in thought.”
Sport for Jove’s Richard III is an essential tool for students to come to grips with this play’s innate theatricality and plethora of challenging characters when comparing it to Al Pacino’s Looking for Richard. Don’t let your students miss this opportunity to see and hear the play live.
Peace at last in the land of the free!
But while a gruesome war has ended and the world dances, one dangerous mind is still in the trenches, his language weaponised and targeted on every point of weakness around him. He will take no prisoners on his rampage to the top.
Don’t miss this exciting production of one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Richard III - another example of the exceptional clarity and accessibility for which the company has become renowned.
Teachers have the rare opportunity to see it as a standalone piece or to experience the story within the context of its original tetralogy, fuelled by the events of the Henry VI plays and culminating in the rise to power of Henry VII. (See our The Player Kings production to see the full event version.)
The production includes a detailed 20-minute lecture on the play by director Damien Ryan and Q&A with the students to deepen their relationship to the work.
SYLLABUS LINKS
Advanced Module A: Textual Conversations;
Senior English – year 11 & 10
Drama – years 10 – 12 – introduction to and sophisticated analysis of Shakespeare’s plays and theatrical practices.
History – Interpretation and Propaganda.
RUNNING TIME
2 hrs 30 mins (incl. 20-min lecture, an interval and a Q&A with the cast afterward)
STUDENT RESOURCE KIT PROVIDED
“Shoutout to Damien and the team for offering such a stellar production of Richard III. Our students have really profited from such a formative experience and the power of live theatre.”
– NICHOLAS WHITTARD, ENGLISH TEACHER,
STRATHFIELD GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL