An account of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre's production of Richard II the first in the cycle of the seven English Histories which is being given this year at Stratford-upon-Avon to mark the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth
PETER HALL , Director of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and members of the Company speak of their work in the production and are heard in rehearsal in London and Stratford at various stages of its development
Those taking part include: Peter Hall , Michel Saint-Denis Patrick Donnell , John Barton Peter Wood. David Warner Eric Porter , William Squire Roy Dotrice , Paul Hardwick Derek Waring
Deborah Stanford , John Collins Compiled and narrated by IAN RODGER
Edited and produced by JOE BURROUGHS