Photo Flash: Payton-Wright & Davies in D.C. 'Richard III'

Geraint Wyn Davies - the Welsh-born actor who won the Helen Hayes Best Actor Award for his acclaimed performance as Cyrano at the Shakespeare Theatre Company - stars with Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway actress Pamela Payton-Wright (Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Night of the Iguana, Mourning Becomes Electra) in Richard III at the Shakespeare Theatre Company.  The show began at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C.) on January 16, opened on January 21st and runs through March 18, 2007. 

Directed by Michael Kahn, Shakespeare Theatre Company's artistic director, Richard III features Davies in the title role and Payton-Wright in the role of Richard's mother, the Duchess of York.  Also featured in the 28-member cast are Ralph Cosham, Margor Dionne, Edward Gero, Tana Hicken, Floyd King, Claire Lautier, and Andrew Long.

Photos by Carol Rosegg

 
Geraint Wyn Davies as Richard III

Geraint Wyn Davies and Claire Lautier as Lady Anne

Geraint Wyn Davies

Margot Dionne as Queen Elizabeth and Pamela Payton-Wright as the Duchess of York

Tana Hicken as Queen Margaret