Richard II : Text and Performance

Front Matter....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Introduction....Pages 13-15 Richard: Man and King....Pages 16-33 Bolingbroke and York....Pages 33-36 ‘Richard II’ as History Play....Pages 36-42 What Does the Play Mean to Us Now?....Pages 43-47 Front Matter....Pages 48-48 Introduction....Pages 48-56 Royal Shakespeare Company, Richard Pasco and Ian Richardson, Directed John Barton, 1973–74....Pages 57-68 Stratford Festival, Ontario: Three Actors, Directed Zoe Caldwell, 1979....Pages 68-72 Royal Shakespeare Company, Alan Howard, Directed Terry Hands, 1980–81....Pages 73-78 Théâtre du Soleil, Directed Ariane Mnouchkine, 1982–84....Pages 78-81 Conclusion....Pages 81-82 Back Matter....Pages 83-87