Sold-out performance in King Richard II to be relayed live around the world and streamed into 1,000 British schools
It's too late to book tickets to see David Tennant tackle Shakespeare's flawed and doomed King Richard II: every bookable seat for both Stratford-upon-Avon and London has already been sold, even though it doesn't open until next autumn.
But the Royal Shakespeare Company is to announce on Tuesday that the production will be relayed live to cinemas around the world – and also streamed, free, into 1,000 British schools.
Tennant, who will be returning to the RSC for a fourth season, the first since his sold-out performance as Hamlet, said he found the prospect of tackling the play "daunting … but very exciting".
The RSC is coming late to live broadcasts, which have already proved major successes for opera, ballet and theatre companies internationally, and the British Museum is joining in next month, with...
It's too late to book tickets to see David Tennant tackle Shakespeare's flawed and doomed King Richard II: every bookable seat for both Stratford-upon-Avon and London has already been sold, even though it doesn't open until next autumn.
But the Royal Shakespeare Company is to announce on Tuesday that the production will be relayed live to cinemas around the world – and also streamed, free, into 1,000 British schools.
Tennant, who will be returning to the RSC for a fourth season, the first since his sold-out performance as Hamlet, said he found the prospect of tackling the play "daunting … but very exciting".
The RSC is coming late to live broadcasts, which have already proved major successes for opera, ballet and theatre companies internationally, and the British Museum is joining in next month, with...
- 5/28/2013
- by Maev Kennedy
- The Guardian - Film News
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