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Richard - The War of The Roses Part III - Adaptation John Barton - Directed by Peter Hall & John Barton. Originally aired: 22 April 1965 Content: Abridged version of Richard III. The production starred David Warner as Henry VI, Peggy Ashcroft as Margaret of Anjou, Janet Suzman as Joan la Pucelle and Lady Anne and Ian Holm as Richard III. The Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. The plays were adapted by John Barton, and directed by Barton and Peter Hall at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In 1965, the BBC adapted the plays for television. The broadcast was so successful that they were shown again, in a differently edited form, in 1966. In 1970, BBC Books published the play scripts along with extensive behind-the-scenes information written by Barton and Hall, and other members of the Royal Shakespeare Company who worked on the production. Rewriting The most significant initial alteration to the original text was to conflate the four plays into a trilogy. This was not unprecedented, as adaptations from the seventeenth century onwards had employed truncation when staging the sequence, especially the Henry VI trilogy. In 1965, BBC 1 broadcast all three plays from the trilogy - “Henry VI“ - “Edward IV“ - “Richard III“. The TV adaptation was shot following the 1964 run of the plays at Stratford-upon-Avon, and took place over an eight-week period, with fifty-two BBC staff working alongside eighty-four RSC staff to bring the project to fruition. Richard III Originally aired: 22 April 1965 Abridged version of Richard III. - Dramatis personae - The House of York Roy Dotrice as King Edward IV Susan Engel as Queen Elizabeth Fergus McClelland as Prince Edward Paul Martin as Richard Katherine Barker as Princess Elizabeth Charles Kay as Clarence Ian Holm as Gloucester Madoline Thomas as Duchess of York Hugh Sullivan as Hastings Derek Waring as Rivers William Squire as Buckingham Charles Thomas as Catesby John Corvin as Ratcliff David Hargreaves as Norfolk Henry Knowles as Tyrrel David Ellison as First Messenger Murray Brown as Second Messenger Anthony Boden as Third Messenger The House of Lancaster David Warner as King Henry VI Peggy Ashcroft as Margaret Alan Tucker as Prince Edward Janet Suzman as Lady Anne Eric Porter as Richmond Maurice Jones as Oxford Reconcilers of the Two Houses John Hussey as Derby Michael Rose as Bishop of Ely The Commons Ted Valentine as Lieutenant of the Tower Donald Burton as First Murderer Philip Brack as Second Murderer Malcolm Webster as Lord Mayor Marshall Jones as First Citizen Terence Greenidge as Second Citizen Jeffery Dench as Third Citizen David Morton as Messenger from Derby Please consider subscribing to our channel for More Insights: This recording is for educational purposes only and is covered under Fair Use doctrine - Copyright - All rights reserved to their respective owners. _______________________________ Read the unabridged plays online: SHAKESPEARE NETWORK - Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's “Timon of Athens“, the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty. _______________________________ Donate with PayPal today Please consider giving a donation today to support our HD AUDIO / IMAGE Restoration Program. The main objective of enhancing historical image and sound recordings by digital signal processing is to improve the overall quality of recordings degraded by several distortions. Whether true signal restoration or merely signal enhancement can be achieved depends heavily on the quality of the historical image and sound material. Image and audio restoration is an extremely time-consuming process that requires skilled audio and image engineers with specific experience in motion pictures, sound and music recording techniques as well as high-end hardware and software. Thank you!
