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RSC's Richard II to Premiere at Kings Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company’s Richard II to Premiere
at Kings Theatre, Stratford
November 25th
– ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY’S “Live from
Stratford-upon-Avon” RICHARD II, will receive
its New Zealand premiere at the iconic Kings Theatre in
Stratford, on the 30th of November at 7:00pm. Rialto
Distribution are proud to announce that this production of
William Shakespeare’s RICHARD II, with
David Tennant (Dr Who), will be the first broadcast
of “Live from Stratford-upon-Avon,” a program that will
bring the RSC’s productions from Shakespeare’s home
town, to local cinemas.
Following a phenomenally
successful live broadcast on 13 November and subsequent
‘encore’ screenings, RICHARD II has had
over 80,000 admissions and generated over £1M in box office
revenue. Screenings will take place from November 30th –
December 30th in cities across New Zealand. For a current
list of participating venues go to
http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/cinemas-and-tickets/
The
broadcast of RICHARD II will be the first of
four RSC Shakespeare plays to be filmed live and marks the
start of an on-going program to make the RSC’s work more
available to a global audience. Over the next year three
further productions will be broadcast across the world:
Henry IV Part I – Screened live
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Henry IV Part II –
Screened live Wednesday 18 June 2014
The Two
Gentlemen of Verona – Screened live Wednesday 3
September 2014
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