Photo Coverage: Mark Rylance and Cast of RICHARD III Take Opening Night Bows!
By: Walter McBride Nov. 11, 2013
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Two-time Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance stars in TWELFTH NIGHT and Richard III, two startlingly different performances in repertory, as the suddenly love struck noblewoman Olivia in Twelfth Night and as the ruthless and conniving title monarch in Richard III. The critically heralded all-male Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III, which delighted audiences and broke all box office records in London's West End earlier this year, opened last night, Sunday, November 10 at the Belasco Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there for all of the opening night festivities. Check out photos from Richard III's opening night curtain call below!
Twelfth Night and Richard III are both presented with an extraordinary all-male company playing both male and female roles, as the plays were originally staged in Shakespeare's day. The productions are filled with music, played live by seven musicians on traditional Elizabethan instruments in a gallery above the stage, and are lit almost exclusively by the glow of 100 on-stage candles, adding to the intimate and authentic atmosphere. Entering the theatre, audiences will also witness the pre-show ritual of actors dressing and preparing their make-up on stage, adding to the unique and immersive theatrical experience.
The plays, which will mark the Broadway debut for London's world-famous Shakespeare's Globe, will be staged in repertory, with six performances of Twelfth Night and two performances of Richard III a week (post opening), with the opportunity to see the two productions in one day on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
RICHARD III: Richard Duke of Gloucester (Mark Rylance) is determined that he should wear the crown of England. He has already dispatched one king and that king's son; now all that stands in his way are two credulous brothers and two helpless nephews - the Princes in the Tower. And woe betide those - the women he wrongs, the henchmen he betrays - who dare to raise a voice against him. Monstrous, but theatrically electric, Richard is Shakespeare's most charismatic, self-delighting villain, reveling at every moment in his homicidal, hypocritical journey to absolute power.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
The cast
The Cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
Colin Hurley, Joseph Timms and Paul Chahidi
Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi with the cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi and Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance and the cast
Mark Rylance and the cast
Joseph Timms, Paul Chahidi, Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett with the cast
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