I am determined to prove a villain. And hate the idle pleasures of these days.

The production will run 15th – 18th February 2017 in the Drama Studio Glossop Road doors open at 7pm for a prompt 7.30pm start.

In an alternate time-line the climax of the Wars of the Roses coincided with the nadir of trench warfare. The victorious Yorkist commander, the Duke of Gloucester decides that supporting her sibling’s claim to the throne is no longer good enough. She sets out to eliminate all her competition and wear the garland of the realm. However, her success awakens Lancastrian revanchism and the Earl of Richmond leads an invasion force to take back this noble isle.

As Europe commemorates 100 years since WWI The Company transplants William Shakespeare's biggest villain to 1917. Following the lead of a number of recent high profile Shakespeare productions Richard and a number of other parts have been gender-swapped.

Parts

King Richard III

Sabrina Celia Senior

Buckingham

Alice Schofield

Queen Elizabeth

Mandy Sims

Ratcliffe

John Ansari

Lady Anne

Jamie Morgan

Catesby

Shannon Stockley

Hastings

Amy Gunn

Queen Margaret

Carol Bell

Clarence

Micheal Dempsey

Stanley

Daniel Wild

Lovel

Phil Lloyd

Rivers

Emma Portus

Richmond

Jessica Warren

Duchess Of York

Ian Gibbard

Brackenbury

Robert Beard

Tyrrel

Charlotte Creasey

Lord Mayor

Alex Moore

Norfolk

Neil Sullivan

King Edward IV

Jonathan Bedford

Bishop Of Ely

Micheal Dempsey

Blunt

Joe Otten