RICHARD II Comes To The Little Theatre At University Of Adelaide 8/8

Shakespeare's Richard II is the first play in a series about the nature of kingship that includes Henry IV, (parts I & II) and Henry V. In the medieval understanding there is an intimate connection between Ruler and Realm. The "king's body" is both personal and political and to make war on the King is to make war on the Country. But if the King's actions are harmful to the Country, how should the loyal patriot behave? And if the King is subdued and forced to rule for the good of others, in what sense is he still the King?

The struggle between Richard II and his cousin Henry Bolingbroke (the future Henry IV) is thus more than armed conflict. It is a fundamental clash between the right of the king to rule and the right of the kingdom to be ruled well.

The play is also about the moving journey the self-centred Richard makes towards self-knowledge, as his political fall opens the door to personal wisdom.
CAST: Graham Self as Richard II and Russell Slater as Bolingbroke, with Mollie Birch, Eleanor Boyd, Geoff Brougham, Anita Canala, Brett Carruthers, Joshua Coldwell, Geoff Dawes, John Dexter, Georgia Dodd, Matthew Dowdall, John Edge, Rowena Garcia, Marieka Hambledon, Peter Kentish, Keith Manson, David Mitchell, Blake Parham, Bronwyn Ruciak and Anna Taylor.

TICKETS: $25 Full / $20 Conc. (Student/Pensioner/Unemployed/MEAA/Seniors/Friends of Barr Smith Library)

TUESDAY PERFORMANCES: $15 for current University of Adelaide students and staff

From The Theatre Guild on 8303 5999 (phone credit card bookings - fee applies)

Online: www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild

Groups of 10+ from 8303 599: tix at concession price

BASS 131 246 (Fee applies)

After hours parking available in the University grounds (ticket machine) - GATE 10 NEAR CLOISTERS