Richard II
The Bridge Theatre
4.5/5 based on 2 reviews (read reviews)- Booking until: Friday, 9 May 2025
- Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl 1 interval.
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Richard II description
Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and loved by his friends. And a disastrous King – dishonest, capricious and politically incompetent.
Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how to deal with a ruler who has a rock solid right to rule but is set on wrecking the country he leads.
Shakespeare’s subtle, ambiguous and beautiful play finds feudal England on the cusp of modernity, as a divinely sanctioned monarch is confronted, in the figure of Henry Bolingbroke, by the hard-headed pragmatism of real authority.
Richard II is played by Jonathan Bailey, whose past work includes Bridgerton, Fellow Travellers, Cassio in Nicholas Hytner’s National Theatre production of Othello and Edgar to Ian McKellen’s King Lear. He has also won an Olivier Award for his role of Jamie in Company and is Fiyero in the up and coming Wicked movie.
Starring:
Jonathan Bailey
Playing at The Bridge Theatre
Age restrictions
Ages 12+.
Important information
This production contains depictions of self-harm, violence, death, drug use, and substance abuse. It also includes the presence of prop firearms, the sound of gunshots, flashing lights, loud noise, haze and the use of needles.