Three months ago, Henry VI was murdered. The new king, Edward—dangerously suggestible, self-destructively decadent, and irrevocably shattered by the recent civil war—is still trying to drink his way out of depression. And, in the shadows, his youngest brother is counting down the minutes until the sun finally sets on the endless party. Come meet Richard: Shakespeare’s first great villain. He wants the crown. He knows exactly how many people are in his way. And he’s already looking forward to killing them all. Henry VI was just the warmup. (It may have crossed your mind that this is not ideal king material. That’s occurred to other people too. Feel free to discuss it with their severed heads.) The party is almost over. Time to come to the dark side.
Presented by Atlas Shakespeare Company.
