In a revolutionary adaptation by Brad Fraser, this Richard is the story of a king who believes that God gives him the right to live above the rules and who ultimately suffers the consequences. The story is embedded in a time of great freedom that is soon crushed - the late 1970s and early '80s: when lives were lived at great volume against a suffocating strain of conservatism and fear. Fraser's adaptation maintains Shakespeare's text but draws on sources beyond Richard II.

Setting: Inspired by the glamour, grit and glitter of New York in the late ‘70s and early 80’s.

Audience Advisory: This production includes strong sexual content and partial nudity, mature content, violence and startling sounds. It also makes use of flashing lights, fog and haze effects. Recommended for audiences 18+.

By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Brad Fraser
Conceived by Jillian Keiley
Directed by Jillian Keiley
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Set Designer - Michael Gianfrancesco
Costume Designer - Bretta Gerecke
Lighting Designer - Leigh Ann Vardy
Composer - Rhapsodius
Sound Designer - Don Ellis

Stephen Jackman-Torkoff as King Richard II
David Collins as John of Gaunt
Jordin Hall as Henry Bolingbroke
Sarah Orenstein as Helena Percy, Countess of Northumberland
Michael Spencer-Davis as Edmund Duke of York
Emilio Vieira as Duke of Aumerle
Celia Aloma as Angel
Malinda Carroll as Angel
Sarah Dodd as Lady Scroop
Thomas Duplessie as Harry Percy
Justin Eddy as Groom
Mateo G. Torres as Angel
Charlie Gallant as Lord Willoughby
Matthew Joseph as Angel
Matthew Kabwe as Lord Ross
Wahsontí:io Kirby as Angel
Heather Kosik as Angel
Chris Mejaki as Angel
Marcus Nance as Abbot of Westminster
Debbie Patterson as Duchess of York
Tyler Rive: Understudy
Andrew Robinson as Sir John Bushy
Steve Ross as Bishop of Carlisle
Tyrone Savage as Thomas Mowbray
Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane as Angel
Jane Spidell as Angel
Danielle Verayo as Angel
John Wamsley as Sir Justin Green
Alex Wierzbicki as Angel
Hannah Wigglesworth as Queen Isabel
Travae Williams as Angel

Supervising Fight Director - Geoff Scovell
Intimacy Director - Aria Evans
Creative Consultant - Sarah Garton Stanley
Cultural Consultant - Kwaku Okyere
Associate Sound Designer - Adam Campbell
Associate Fight Directors - David Chinchilla, Anita Nitolly
Assistant Director - Kwaku Okyere
Assistant Set Designer - Freddy Van Camp
Assistant Costume Designer - Danielle Fagen
Assistant Lighting Designer - B.C. Batty
Assistant Sound Designer - Alixandra Cowman
Assistant Fight Director - Christina Fox
Dance Captain - Heather Kosik
Fight Captain - Tyrone Savage
Stage Manager - Brian Scott
Assistant Stage Managers - Jordan Guetter, Scarlett Larry
Apprentice Stage Manager - Ciaran Brenneman
Production Stage Managers - Meghan Callan, Marie Fewer-Muncic, Cynthia Toushan
Production Assistant - Brianna Unger

Technical Director for the Tom Patterson Theatre - Greg Dougherty