In this circa 1754 illustration, two women scold Richard III in Shakespeare's play. Universal History Archive/Getty Images) Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the ...

What does it mean to see the "rudely stamped... deformed, unfinished" body of Richard III on stage? Even Shakespeare's contemporaries didn't quite know how to answer this question. The prevailing view ...

A review of Shakespeare Theatre's "Richard III" in the April 1 Style section mischaracterized the relationship between Lady Anne and King Henry VI. She was his daughter-in-law. (Published 4/3/03) Oh, ...

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Elle While’s production fair speeds along, too, cutting a play that comes in the top five for length in the Shakespeare rankings – with a title role by some metrics the longest in the canon, ...

A production at the Shakespeare’s Globe theater faced criticism because a nondisabled actor plays the scheming king. But disputes like these miss the point, our critic writes. By Houman Barekat The ...

In the realm of Shakespearean tragedy, “Richard III” is a darkly captivating tale of manipulation, power and ambition. The titular character — a cunning, charismatic and malevolent figure, at least as ...

Richard III is one of those historical figures that everybody seems to know the name of. Thanks in large part to his ...