Richard II
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Top Billed Cast
Derek Jacobi
King Richard II
John Gielgud
John of Gaunt
Jon Finch
Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller
Duchess of York
Charles Gray
Duke of York
Featured Crew
David Giles
Director
Fraser Lowden
Unit Manager
Alan Shallcross
Script Editor
Terry Wright
Fight Choreographer
Terence Banks
Production Assistant
Cedric Messina
Producer
Ann Rayment
Makeup Artist
John Summers
Lighting Design
Robin Fraser-Paye
Costume Designer
Colin Dixon
Sound
Tony Abbott
Production Design
David Lloyd-Jones
Music Consultant
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