The white queen is a riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in english history. England is in political and class warfare, and an inexperienced richard must figure out a way to form his own kingship and not let his uncles control him. Richard iii and richmond rally their troops for battle the hollow crown. Other productions of richard ii on screen wellversed and well beyond. Richard ii, henry iv, part 1, henry iv, part 2 and henry v, starring ben whishaw, jeremy irons and tom hiddleston. The hollow crown richard ii feat ben whishaw youtube. The hollow crown tv series richard ii 2012 release info. The two are willing to fight, but richard implores them to make peace. London the first image has been released from the the hollow crown. Richard ii is the first of four shakespeare history plays comprising the hollow crown airing on pbs stations this fall.
Richard ii richard ii, the first of the four history plays that make up shakespeares henriad is given a gorgeous, sumptuous treatment in the bbc hollow crown series. The wars of the roses concludes tonight with benedict cumberbatch starring as the title character in richard iii. The wars of the roses is a lavish threepart followup to the bafta winning the hollow crown airing on pbs great performances series. The quality of the acting, in particular, with people like ben. Henry v is a grand drama of heroes, featuring the king that the english have enjoyed idolising for centuries, presented rousingly by shakespeare, speaking some of. But edwards younger brother, richard, resents the power and happiness around him. For example, in the hollow crown version of richard ii we actually see the banished henry bolingbroke return to england and be received by northumberland, an event which shakespeare has happen off. The hollow crown deftly demonstrates that even the bards most obscure work can be sumptuous appointment viewing saving benedict cumberbatchs riveting incarnation of richard.
Learn the important quotes in richard ii and the chapters theyre from. Henrys guilt over the result of his return to england overshadows the rest of the play. Mounted with unsurpassed scope and scale, the hollow crown dramatically reimagines the tetralogy as a limited series, exploring themes of succ. Below, bolingbroke returns to england from his banishment. In september 99, after the historical richard ii had just given up the. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer. May, 2016 the bbcs series of adaptations of shakespeares history plays, the hollow crown, is back, marking the 400th anniversary since the bards death. I believe the first three of these have only been filmed in the old 1970s bbc series of shakespeares complete works, and although the old series was at its best with its version. The two largest north american theater festivalsosf in ashland, oregon and the stratford festival in canadahave averaged around one production every decade, significantly less than henry v and richard iii, the two most common. Dec 11, 2016 henry vi, part 1 is the first of three parts in the hollow crown. Oct 01, 2014 london the first image has been released from the the hollow crown. Malicious, powerhungry, and bitter about his physical deformity, richard begins to aspire secretly to the throneand decides to kill anyone he has to. Dec 06, 2016 what did you think of the first series of the hollow crown. Richard ii the bbcs new adaptation of shakespeares henriad quartet of history plays, broadcast under the title the hollow crown, began with richard ii, directed by rupert goold and adapted by goold and his longstanding colleague in the theatre ben power.
A parallel between richard and the suffering christ was also signposted, heavily but cleverly. Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same name. Productions of richard ii on stage who knew richard could be such a force. The wars of the roses concludes this weekend with richard iii. The people gathered around the project were of really high standard.
Director rupert goold and his design team create a painterly and poetic film and ben whishaw is terrific as a soft, selfaborbed and weak but still likeable king. He greets john of gaunt, duke of lancaster, who has brought his son henry bolingbroke, duke of hereford, to accuse thomas mowbray, duke of norfolk, of treason. The first episode of the hollow crown was broadcast in december, 2016. As part of its christmas day programming, pbs has decided to air the last episode of the hollow crown. In the hollow crown 2012 and the wars of the roses 2016, richard iis scepterd isle transforms into 2 henry vis fertile england before.
The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. The hollow crown is the bbcs daring new production of four of shakespeares history plays. Richard ii ben whishaw reluctantly relinquishes the crown to bolingbroke rory kinnear in richard ii. Queen margaret strikes the duchess of gloucester the hollow crown. The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by william shakespeare believed to have been written in approxim. The wars of the roses soundtrack titles the hollow crown theme duration. War rages with the french and divisions within the. However, historical plays like this are simply timeless. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women elizabeth woodville, margaret beaufort and anne neville. Olivier award winners rupert goold, richard eyre and thea sharrock directed the. This short clip highlights the amazing parallels between the philosophy and world view expressed by shakespeare compared to the ancient vedanta. Following the death of bolingbrokes father, john of gaunt patrick stewart, richard seizes his money and land to pay for wars against rebels in ireland. John of gaunt chastises king richard the hollow crown.
After a long civil war between the royal families of york and lancaster, england enjoys a period of peace under king edward iv. Richard never wanted to be king and his father is a continual shadow in his life. Within the hollow crown by margaret campbell barnes. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. This video is about hollow crown ii lying in state. The bbcs new adaptation of shakespeares henriad quartet of history plays, broadcast under the title the hollow crown, began with richard ii, directed by rupert goold and adapted by goold and his longstanding colleague in the theatre ben power there is a saying i associate it with john huston, but i have seen it ascribed to others too that 90% of your success as a director is. The hollow crown is bbcs magnificent filming of the shakespeares second henriad richard ii with henry ivs rise to power, henry iv, parts i and ii, and henry v.
Richard prepares his troops for battle the wars of the roses, richard iii. Some thoughts on the performance of richard iis monologue. The hollow crown is a series of british television film adaptations of william shakespeares history plays the first cycle is an adaptation of shakespeares second historical tetralogy, the henriad. Of these four plays i had read them all, but only seen henry v, and i doubt im alone. The hollow crown is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3. The really speech is his last attempt to regain his kinghood, but he knows it is in vain, because i have gone through the steps of breaking that kinghood down in a way no richard following can hope to piece. We have 7 episodes of the hollow crown in our archive. I was privileged to be invited to a screening at the british museum on friday night of the new bbc film version of henry v, the fourth part of its hollow crown tetralogy, which also includes richard ii and henry iv parts i and ii the season is a bbc coproduction with sam mendes neal street productions, nbc universal and wnet thirteen. Other hollow crown productions on screen henry iv, part oneirons henry iv reigns oer his own play. With sam mendes, dominic cooke, ben power, benedict cumberbatch. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. With anton lesser, simon russell beale, tom georgeson, john mackay.
From executive producer sam mendes comes the hollow crown, stunning adaptations of four of shakespeares most treasured plays featuring. Shakespeares epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Japan 14 december 2015 internet japan 8 april 2017. Ben whishaw stars as the titular richard ii of england. The bbc has released a trailer for the second cycle of its historical drama series the hollow crown, subtitled the wars of the roses. A miniseries of adaptations of shakespeares history plays. The wars of the roses came to television screens several years after the original series aired. The wars of the roses, which stars benedict cumberbatch as richard iii. Read shakespeares richard ii, act 3, scene 2 for free from the folger.
When they refuse, the king sets a date for a duel between the two at coventry. Some thoughts on the performance of richard iis monologue, act 3, scene 2. Richard ii, henry iv part 1, henry iv part 2, and henry v. Henry vi, part 1 is the first of three parts in the hollow crown. The wars of the roses, which stars benedict cumberbatch as richard iii, judi dench as cecily, duchess of york and sophi. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power. Rory kinnear, david suchet, patrick stewart, clemence poesy and james purefoy in the hollow crowns richard ii by william shakespeare. Executive producer sam mendes brings together an allstar cast for this epic and definitive adaption of william shakespeares most celebrated history plays. The wars of the roses aired to great acclaim on the bbc in the uk in may, and is now premiering in the usa. Rent the hollow crown 20 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Reality tv has come down to earth with a bump, as this years awards go to bbc dramas parades end and the hollow crown and its comedy series 2012. Within the hollow crown by margaret campbell barnes is historical fiction based on king richard iis rule. The bbcs series of adaptations of shakespeares history plays, the hollow crown, is back, marking the 400th anniversary since the bards death.
This is the hollow crown richard ii bbc by baylor shakespeare on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Related questions and answers for quotes in richard ii. The foolish, young richard initiates his downfall by banishing two men as a resolution to their feud. After halting a duel between warring nobles bolingbroke rory kinnear and mowbray james purefoy, richard ii ben wishaw banishes both men from his kingdom. Rent the hollow crown 20 starring tom hiddleston and ben wishaw on dvd and bluray. For within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king keeps death his court, and there the antic sits.