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FAIREST ISLE The Sunday Play: Richard III

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

By William Shakespeare. Radio Drama North in collaboration with Northern
Broadsides Theatre
Company bring
Shakespeare's most famous antihero to life in a chilling and down-to-earth production.
.Barrie Rutter's brusque Yorkshire Richard III is a villain capable of the most refined cruelties as the Houses of York and Lancaster descend into spiralling violence.
Music by Conrad Nelson
Musicians Conrad Nelson, Andy Weir and Laurence Evans Director Kate Rowland

Contributors

Unknown:
William Shakespeare.
Music By:
Conrad Nelson
Richard:
Barrie Rutter
Buckingham:
Dave Hill
Hastings:
Stephen Bent
Edward:
Roy North
Clarence:
Russell Dixon
Elizabeth:
Ishia Bennison
Margaret:
Polly Hemingway
Lady Anne:
Sally George
Duchess:
Elizabeth Estensen
Richmond:
Conrad Nelson
Stanley:
Andy Livingston
Murderer:
Andy Wear
Murderer:
Laurence Evans
Dorset:
John Lloyd Fillingham
Source: Radio Times

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