William Shakespeare’s King Richard III, an exceptionally powerful and political play, a story of ambition, lust for power and dominance is brought to you in a new translation by Andy Jelčić and envisioned by the director who has already staged ‘’A Midsummer Night’s Dream’’ in Gavella, one of our most successful productions ever.King Richard III is a play of epic proportions, complex in its genealogical labyrinths, demanding not only because of the intricate dramaturgical spiral and layered relationships, but also because of the emotional trap the English Bard set up for us.We are led through the events by a character (anti-hero) whose actions are anything but moral, yet his cunning is so seductive, his insight so devastating that we are forced to follow him on his journey and observe the events through his eyes (as well).Lords and queens, dukes and assassins weave a gripping plot full of suspense. They bring to the stage a world where, first and foremost, man is wolf to man and only then a brother, son, friend, lover…

Director: Aleksandar Popovski
Translator: Andy Jelčić
Dramaturge: Dubravko Mihanović
Stage Design: Aleksandar Popovski
Costume Design: Marita Ćopo
Music: Marjan Nećak
Video: Lana Cavar and Timy Šarec
Stage speech Assistant: Ivana Buljan Legati
Lighting Design: Zdravko Stolnik
Stage Design Assistant: Nastja Miheljak
Costume Design Assistant: Mia Popovska
Production’s Visual Identity: Vanja Cuculić / Studio Cuculić
Photography: Jasenko Rasol

Cast:

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III: Ozren Grabarić
George, Duke of Clarence, his brother: Andrej Dojkić
Lord Hastings, Lord Chamberlain: Sven Šestak
Lady Anne, widow to Edward, prince of Wales: Martina Čvek
Queen Elizabeth, wife to king Edward IV: Dijana Vidušin
Lord Rivers, her brother: Sven Medvešek
Duke of Buckingham: Živko Anočić
Queen Margaret, widow to king Henry VI: Bojana Gregorić Vejzović
King Edward IV: Hrvoje Klobučar
Dutchess of York, mother to Richard, Edward and George: Slavica Knežević
Sir William Catesby, a nobleman: Nikola Baće
Two Assassins: Ivan Grčić and Đorđe Kukuljica
Cleaner: Filip Šovagović
Mrs Shore: Anica Kovačević

Stage Manager: Ana Dulčić
Prompter: Andrea Glad