RSC Live: King John
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2021
2h 32min
A mad world of mad kings, teetering on the brink of disaster Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England. Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen and even his own family, King John will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown. Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode in her debut at the RSC.
Storyline
A mad world of mad kings, teetering on the brink of disaster Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England. Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen and even his own family, King John will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown. Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode in her debut at the RSC.
Released
28 October 2021
Runtime
2h 32min
Director
Status
Released
Language
English
Cast
Rosie Sheehy
King John
Bridgitta Roy
Queen Elinor
Gianni Saraceni-Gunner
Arthur
Charlotte Randle
Constance
Nadi Kemp-Sayfi
Blanche
Zara Ramm
Lady Faulconbridge
Zed Josef
Robert Faulconbridge
Michael Abubakar
Philip Faulconbridge
John Cummins
Pembroke
Corey Montague-Sholay
Salisbury
Ali Gadema
Essex
Tom McCall
Hubert
David Birrell
King of France
Brian Martin
Lewis
Nicholas Gerard-Martin
Chatlilon
Richard Pryal
Austria
Katherine Pearce
Cardinal Pandulph