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    Richard III

    Presented by Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company at Sanborn County Park

    August 14-September 13, 2009

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    Richard III

    Richard III is the ultimate tale of the pursuit of absolute power and how that power corrupts. Such a tale is timeless, but Richard is also a distinctly British tale and its historic significance (the end of the Plantagenet reign and the ascention of the House of Tudor) cannot be underplayed. We will be setting our story in its correct historical period giving our audience a glimpse of the England of Richards time. Also we will be...

    Richard III is the ultimate tale of the pursuit of absolute power and how that power corrupts. Such a tale is timeless, but Richard is also a distinctly British tale and its historic significance (the end of the Plantagenet reign and the ascention of the House of Tudor) cannot be underplayed. We will be setting our story in its correct historical period giving our audience a glimpse of the England of Richards time. Also we will be giving our audience Richard himself. While historians debate how he is portrayed there is no doubt that Shakespeare has given us one of the most unforgettable stage villains of all time...


    Sanborn County Park

    16055 Sanborn Road
    Saratoga, CA 95070

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    Tickets:

    Free ($6 per car parking)


    Times:

    8/14, 8/15, 8/16, 8/21, 8/29, 8/30 & 9/4, 9/12, 9/13: 7pm


    Phone: 408-264-3479

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    • Event Name: Richard III
      4 out of 5 stars rating "Richard III - Thumbs Up!"
      Review posted by: Michelle from the Bay Area, Sep 02, 2009

      I've seen many productions of R3 and this production was among the top 10! I enjoyed Paul Jennings portrayal of the beast that is Richard...the way he shamelessly goes after his desires at all costs,... Expand

    • Event Name: Richard III
      3 out of 5 stars rating "A competent"
      Review posted by: Cheryl B. from San Jose, CA, Aug 26, 2009

      This “Richard” is definitely worth going to see because it’s a perfectly competent production of one of the Bard’s greatest histories, but it didn’t knock my socks off. It seemed to lack the... Expand

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