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Brian Cox as King Lear, Ian McKellen as King Richard

RICHARD III

by William Shakespeare

Ian McKellen in the role of
King Richard

SWET Award for Best Actor of the Year

Directed by Richard Eyre

in repertory with KING LEAR

Beginning
25 June 1990 - 1 September 1990 at the National's Lyttelton Theatre

Photos

Words from Ian McKellen on The Tour

 

World Tour:

 

Tokyo
Globe Theatre, 13-23 September

 

Nottingham
Theatre Royal, 1-6 October

 

Cardiff
New Theatre, 8-13 October

 

Leeds
Grand Theatre, 15-20 October

 

Belfast
Grand Opera House, 22-27 October

 

Hamburg
Deutsches Schauspielhaus, 31 October - 4 November

 

Milano
Teatro Lirico, 7-11 November

 

Paris
Odeon Theatre, 21 November - 1 December

 

Cork
Opera House, 4-8 December

 

Cairo
Opera House, 12-16 December

 

Richard III was revived with substantial cast changes at the Lyttelton in January 1991, followed by a world tour:

 

1991 World Tour
in repertory with King Lear

 

London
Lyttelton Theatre, 5 January - 2 February 1991

 

Prague
National Theatre, 7-10 February

 

Bucharest
National Theatre, 15-17 February

 

Leipzig and Dresden
25 February - 1 March

 

Edinburgh
King's Theatre, 5-9 March

 

Then King Lear closed and Richard III was revived again with cast changes at the Lyttelton in April 1991, followed by a UK tour:

 

1991 UK Tour

 

5 April - 18 September in the NT repertoire at Lyttelton Theatre, London

 

Aberdeen
Her Majesty's Theatre, 30 September - 5 October

 

Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Theatre Royal, 7-12 October

 

Bradford
Alhambra Theatre, 14-19 October

 

Plymouth
Theatre Royal, 21-26 October

 

Oxford
Apollo Theatre, 29 October - 2 November

 

Richard III was revived again in 1992 and toured the US.

 

Original Cast, 1990

Revival, January 1991

Revival, April 1991

Next Play: NAPOLI MILLIONARIA

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