At a time when the United Kingdom is going through political upheaval, following Brexit, David Cameron’s resignation and Theresa May becoming the country’s prime minister, Spazju Kreattiv is showing Shakespeare’s Richard III featuring Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave.
Broadcast live from the Almeida Theatre, under the artistic direction of Rupert Goold, the play features Fiennes as Shakespeare’s most notorious villain and Redgrave as Queen Margaret.
War-torn England is reeling after years of bitter conflict. King Edward is ailing, and as political unrest begins to stir once more, Edward’s brother Richard – vicious in war and despised in peacetime – awaits the opportunity to seize his brother’s crown.
Through the malevolent Richard, Shakespeare examines the all-consuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by conflict. Olivier-winning director Rupert Goold’s (Macbeth, King Charles III) searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history.
Richard III will be broadcast live on Thursday, July 21, at St James Cavalier, Valletta, at 8pm.