Richard III, The Pleasures of Violence (2014)
Produced by
Bad New Days Performing Arts and The Kadožüké Kollektif
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Tatiana Jennings
Venue
Run
September 10th, 2014 – September 28th, 2014
Synopsis
Richard III, The Pleasures of Violence, the Kadozuke Kollektif’s most ambitious and complex work to date, puts a humanistic spin on Shakespeare’s political propaganda play. Intensely visual and highly choreographed, Jennings’ Richard III explores the passion, violence and disaster that erupted in the family of three York brothers – Edward, Clarence and Richard – following the impulsive and secret love and marriage of Edward IV, King of England to Elizabeth Woodville. Jennings transforms Shakespeare’s classic into a sensual exploration of the humanity of the characters, partly by making unseen events of the traditional story visible for the first time. While faithful to the original text, Jennings subverts its overtly propagandistic content through the unexpected and extremely detailed behaviour of the performers onstage. (Show Facebook Event)
Cast
| Barbara Amponsah | Queen Elizabeth / Messenger / Soldier |
| Lacey Creighton | Lady Anne Neville |
| Scott Edwards | Duke of Buckingham / Murderer |
| Dave Fish | King Edward IV / Sir William Catesby / Sir Robert Brackenbury |
| Sefton Jackson | Earl Rivers / Lord Mayor of London / Henry Tudor - Earl of Richmond / Messenger |
| Shawn Lall | Lord Hastings / Duchess of York / Murderer / Page |
| Lee McDonald | Richard - Duke of Gloucester |
| Caitlin Morris-Cornfield | Queen Margaret / Richard - Duke of York |
| Tyler Winn | George - Duke of Clarence / Lord Stanley - Earl of Derby / Edward - Prince of Wales / Girl / Jane Shore |
Creative Team
| William Shakespeare | Playwright |
| Tatiana Jennings | Director |
| Jenn Ferris | Assistant Director |
| Micah Champagne | Lighting Designer |
| Janine Diamanti | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Dylan Stavenjord | Sound Designer |
| Richard Mojica | Wardrobe Designer |
| Lisandro Gomez | Choreographer |
| Tatiana Melnyk | Choreographer |
Production
| Adam Paolozza | Producer |
| Byron Noble | Technical Director |
| James Bitter | Head of Lighting |
| Samantha Brown | Wardrobe Crew |
| Meredith Hubbard | Wardrobe Crew |
| Jenn Ferris | Wardrobe Crew |
| Richard Mojica | Wardrobe Crew |
| Rina Wilkins | Front of House Manager |
| Dianne Weinrib | Publicist |
| Jenny McCowan | Public Relations Manager |
