The Show Must Go Online today announced the full cast for their upcoming livestreamed readings of William Shakespeare's Richard II, and a special performance of scenes from Ian Doescher's Much Ado About Mean Girls, presented by Quirk Books as part of their Pop Shakespeare Events.
For Richard II, Rob Myles directs Georgia Andrews (Ensemble 5), Lauren Ash-Morgan (Ensemble 2), Alec Bennie (Ensemble 1), Robert Cohen (Duke of York), Meredith DiPaolo Stephens (Duchess of Gloucester), Brandon Dodsworth (Harry Percy), Ezra Jackson-Smith (Ensemble 7), Emily Gilson (Northumberland), Lane Graciano (Queen to Richard), Liza Graham (Ensemble 3), Lisa Hill-Corley (Duchess of York), Miriam Kerzner (Bishop of Carlisle), Jack Lancaster (Ensemble 6), Louise Lee (King Richard II), Danann McAleer (Henry Bullingbrook), Jamie Richard-Stewart (Gardner/Bushy), Yvonne Riley (John of Gaunt), Neelaksh Sadhoo (Thomas Mowbray), Pedro Santos (Ensemble 4), Michael Skellern (Duke of Aumerle), with Luke Barton and Eleanor Neylon as Swings.
Members of the cast have worked with Shakespeare's Globe, The RSC, Sh!tfaced Shakespeare, Bristol Old Vic, Historic Royal Palaces, Arcola Theatre, National Theatre of Rome, and Theatre Royal Stratford East.
The livestreamed reading of Richard II can be watched live on Wednesday 20 May at 7pm BST below!
Previous readings from the series are also available here.
For Much Ado About Mean Girls, Rob Myles directs Gina Atkinson (Gretchen), Harry Brierley (English), Maryanna Clarke (Janice), Sara Hymes (Regina), Nicole Miners (Karen), Eleanor Shannon (Cady), Ahd Tamimi (Damian), with Katie Forster as Swing.
The livestreamed reading of Much Ado About Mean Girls can be watched live on Monday 18 May at 9pm BST by registering here.
Members of the cast have worked with American Shakespeare Center, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, King's Head Theatre, and Royal Collection Trust.
For updates on the shows, to take part, or to donate to an opt-in hardship fund for the actors who take part, visit: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline
FULL SCHEDULE:
All performances will be streamed live from 7pm BST on Wednesdays.
Richard II (1595)
Romeo and Juliet (1595)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)
King John (1596)
The Merchant of Venice (1596-1597)
Henry IV, Part 1 (1596-1597)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597)
Henry IV, Part 2 (1597-1598)
Much Ado About Nothing (1598-1599)
Henry V (1599)
Julius Caesar (1599)
As You Like It (1599-1600)
Hamlet (1599-1601)
Twelfth Night (1601)
Troilus and Cressida (1600-1602)
Measure for Measure (1603-1604)
Othello (1603-1604)
All's Well That Ends Well (1604-1605)
King Lear (1605-1606)
Timon of Athens (1605-1606)
Macbeth (1606)
Antony and Cleopatra (1606)
Coriolanus (1608)
The Winter's Tale (1609-1611)
Cymbeline (1610)
The Tempest (1610-1611)
Henry VIII (1612-1613)
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