DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS' Rufus Hound Joins Trevor Nunn's THE WARS OF THE ROSES at Kingston

The Daily Mail writes that DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS and ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS star Rufus Hound has signed on for Trevor Nunn's THE WARS OF THE ROSES at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, this fall.

Hound will play the 'Duke of Bedford' and 'Bolingbroke' opposite recently announced Joely Richardson as 'Margaret of Anjou', as well as Robert Sheehan, Kare Conradi, Oliver Cotton, Susan Tracy, Alex Waldmann and Laurence Spellman.

THE WARS OF THE ROSES is a gripping adaptation of four of Shakespeare's history plays -- HENRY VI, EDWARD IV and RICHARD III -- which will run in rep from September 16 through October 31, 2015.

A spectacular theatrical event not seen since it was first produced at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 by the founders of the company John Barton and Peter Hall - THE WARS OF THE ROSES is a trilogy of plays about one of the most tumultuous and intriguing periods of British history -- the 15th Century conflict between the House of York and the House of Lancaster for the throne of England.

Through these plays Shakespeare examines the very essence of human conflict. A tale of feuding families, murderous kings and adulterous queens, of scheming and betrayal, revolts and battles, The Wars of the Roses chronicles the final struggle for power in medieval England.

With an acting company of over 20 professional actors, combined with a local community chorus to complete the ensemble, it will be the largest company to play the Rose's stage since the theatre opened. The production also reunites Nunn with his long term collaborator designer John Napierwho, with Mark Friend, will transform the Rose's auditorium.

Pictured: Rufus Hound in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS in the West End. Photo by Johan Persson.