Richard III
William Shakespeare
Richard III
“But I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks, nor made to court an amorous looking-glass...”
Richard III is Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. Some theatre-goers might still remember that in Pilsen this play was last performed in 1999, featuring Pavel Pavlovský (premiered on 18 December 1999 and directed by Jan Burian). Although historical sources contain evidence to the contrary, the character of Richard III became, as a result of Shakespeare’s play, synonymous with evil. This crystal-clear evil character has fascinated audiences for centuries. Shakespeare is like the world or like life itself. Every era finds in him what it looks for and what it wants to see. Each great tragedy in history begins with a fight for the throne and ends with the ruler’s death and a new coronation. In each such chronicle, the legitimate ruler drags a long chain of crimes behind himself: he has slaughtered his enemies and then his old allies and annihilated his potential successors. Every step leading to power is stained with murder, violence and perfidy. In this world of kings, bishops, judges, chancellors, lords and military leaders, the only person who wavers over murder is the one whose job it is to kill for money: the hired killer. He is afraid of the Last Judgement, of punishment and of going to hell. He is the only religious person in the whole tragedy who is mindful of his conscience. At the same time he realises that conscience is in contradiction to the laws and order of the world in which he lives. The list of characters is long and so is the list of Richard’s victims. In spite of that, this tragedy also contains elements of comedy.
Creators
- Překlad:
- Jiří Josek
- Režie:
- Adam Doležal
- Dramaturgie:
- Johana Němcová, Zdeněk Janál
- Scéna:
- Jozef Hugo Čačko
- Kostýmy:
- Agnieszka Pátá-Oldak
- Hudba:
- Petr Zeman
- Jazyková spolupráce:
- Eva Spoustová
- Choreografie soubojů:
- Karel Basák
- Videodotáčky:
- Lukáš Kellner (SUTNARKA/MULTILAB)
- Světelný design:
- Antonín Pfleger
- Zvukový design:
- Martin Zahálka ml.
- Inspice:
- Martin Chmelař
- Nápověda:
- David Kubát
- Zváštní poděkování patří choreografovi Richardu Ševčíkovi
Prersons and actors
- Richard III.:
- Vladimír Pokorný
- Clarence, George, Richmond:
- Matyáš Darnady
- Hastings:
- Michal Štěrba
- Anna:
- Eliška Vocelová
- Alžběta:
- Zuzana Ščerbová
- Rivers, Oxford:
- Petr Urban
- Dorset:
- Libor Stach
- Buckingham:
- Jaroslav Matějka
- Margaret:
- Jana Kubátová
- Stanley, 2. vrah:
- Jan Maléř
- 1. vrah, Tyrrel:
- Martin Stránský
- Král Edward IV., Starosta:
- Zdeněk Hruška
- Ratcliffe:
- Marek Mikulášek
- Vévodkyně:
- Monika Švábová
- Biskup z Ely:
- Miloslav Krejsa
- York:
- Adam Hejzek j. h. / Šimon Vopat*
- Princ Edward:
- Karel Hupač* / Michal Pešek*
- Brankenbury:
- Josef Nechutný
- Catesby:
- Matyáš Greif
- Nosič, 1. posel, 2. občan, Písař:
- David Kubát
- Nosič, 1. občan:
- Martin Chmelař
- Vojsko, občané:
- členové uvedeného obsazení
- Hudební doprovod:
- Kytara:
- Jan Šobr / Martin Adamovský
- Basová kytara:
- Daniel Eberle / Roman Hasnedl
- Bicí nástroje:
- Lukáš Švehla / Petr Zeman
- Klávesy:
- Martin Zahálka ml.
- * člen DDD
Photos from the production
