Andrew Jarvis ... Richard Duke of Gloucester
Michael Pennington ... Buckingham
Sion Probert ... William Catesby
Roger Booth ... Lord Hastings
Michael Cronin ... Lord Stanley
John Darrell ... Lord Rivers
Stephen Jameson ... Ratcliffe
Ben Bazell ... Lord Grey
Director: Michael Bogdanov
"The Wars of the Roses" (English Shakespeare Company, UK, 1990) is a direct filming, from the stage, of Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington's 7-play sequence based on Shakespeare's history plays.
The English Shakespeare Company adapted the three Henry VI plays to Henry VI "House of Lancaster", and Henry VI "House of York". These are the prelude to "Richard III".
I'm officially riveted and addicted to this series of performances, and can't wait to see the rest of this Richard III. Things are just starting to heat up...!!
(And Catesby = hilariously awesome. 'bout time someone performed him as a frigid, flamboyant psychopath. :P ...And just when I thought Probert couldn't get any more fun to watch in this series... !! )
Lothriel 2 years ago