Saturday Review Discuss Richard II Starring David Tennant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NorJmzM32Xa8k6-yMQsV5Akkkq8ti0uHSIdOTWxI8p9UPV8EVELD6k8pIOIKlZ-IrUORBBM833IWA-aPJsxSGnOKCAI1zHLx-4Ic-hdPAxgUzBmJlzR9TORq6iBTqAv52gbnumX97EYc/s1600/rich4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NorJmzM32Xa8k6-yMQsV5Akkkq8ti0uHSIdOTWxI8p9UPV8EVELD6k8pIOIKlZ-IrUORBBM833IWA-aPJsxSGnOKCAI1zHLx-4Ic-hdPAxgUzBmJlzR9TORq6iBTqAv52gbnumX97EYc/s1600/rich4.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The new Royal Shakespeare Company staging of <i>Richard II</i> was one of the topics under discussion on BBC Radio 4's <i>Saturday Review</i> programme yesterday. The production, which stars David Tennant and is directed by Gregory Doran, opened last Thursday to great acclaim throughout the press.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Richard II </i>was discussed by Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Sarfraz Manzoor, Natalie Haynes and Peter Kemp.You can listen to their conversation via BBC iPlayer. The review starts at around 3 minutes into the show.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03ddnfk/Saturday_Review_David_Tennant_as_Richard_II_The_Goldfinch_Enough_Said"><b><span style="color: blue;">Saturday Review: David Tennant as Richard II</span></b></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Richard II stars David Tennant with Nigel Lindsay, Michael Pennington, Oliver Ford Davies, Jane Lapotaire and Emma Hamilton. The production is in residence at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in <st1:place w:st="on">Stratford-upon-Avon</st1:place> until 16th November 2013. It transfers to the Barbican in <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> on 9th December where it plays until 25th January 2014. Both runs are currently sold out but returns may be available: call the RSC on 0844 800 1110 to check availability</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The production will be filmed on November 13th and broadcast into cinemas across the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> and worldwide. <a href="http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/richard-ii/default.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">More information can be found on the RSC Onscreen site</span></a>. The recorded play will also be released on DVD.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read more about the RSC's Richard II on our website</span></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>

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The new Royal Shakespeare Company staging of Richard II  was one of the topics under discussion on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Review  progra...

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