In typical stagings of Shakespeare's "Richard III," Richard is a hunchbacked villain who's so grotesque that dogs bark at the sight of him. Between the famous first lines of the play (“Now is the ...

Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the ...

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New Haven’s Elm Shakespeare Company is the grandest and most popular of all the state’s outdoor Shakespeare companies, drawing tens of thousands of people to its shows each year and staging the plays ...

It is a bold creative choice to cut the line “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse” from Richard III, but it’s far from the most notable decision in Shakespeare’s Globe’s latest staging of ...

Any aspiring politician worth their salt knows how to draw on the flair and flexibility of an accomplished actor; any effective ruler knows how to manipulate their public persona and play different ...

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There is something seriously wrong with Richard III. Not only the royal rogue — a murderous psychopath who kills for power with the glee of playing a round of mini-golf — but the new Shakespeare in ...

In Shakespeare in the Park‘s new production of “Richard III,” Danai Gurira plays the title role less as a politician than as a performer. Gurira’s Richard is a mastermind of chaos at the court, who ...

In this circa 1754 illustration, two women scold Richard III in Shakespeare's play. Universal History Archive/Getty Images) Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the ...