Producer: North Theatre Satu Mare – Harag György Troupe

Director: István ALBU

Cast:

Richard: Nagy Csongor Zsolt

Elizabeth: Rappert-Vencz Stella

George, Edward: Diószegi Attila

Margaret: Moldován Blanka

Anna: Budizsa Evelyn

Buckingham: Nagy Orbán

Catesby: Gaál Gyula

Hastings: Frumen Gergő

Rivers: Erdei Máté

Stanley: Poszet Nándor

Brakenbury: Péter Attila Zsolt

Priest: Varga Sándor

Elizabeth’s son: Szabó János Szilárd

Elizabeth’s daughter: Sosovicza Anna

Prince of York: Jankó-Szép Tamás (guest)

Assassins: Orbán Zsolt, Bodea Gál Tibor

Citizens: Bándi Johanna, Bogár Barbara, Keresztes Ágnes

Scenography: Márton Erika

Dramaturg: Bessenyei Gedő István

Adaptation: Vecsei H. Miklós

Music director: Bakk-Dávid László

Choreography: Szabó Franciska

Assistant director, dramaturgy assistant: Balogh Ádám

Duration: 3h (with one intermission)

Recommended age: 14+

Show has Romanian surtitles.

Winner of the “Lucian Pintilie” Award for Best Direction – István Albu and Best Show Award at the UNITER Awards Gala 2025.

Synopsis: Under the rule of the York family, England seems to return to a time of prosperity and happiness. The Wars of the Roses are now just a memory, glorified by the passage of time. But the unexpected death of King Edward IV shatters this apparent idyll: his brother, Richard, is determined to succeed him on the English throne. His political shrewdness keeps him tightly gripped by both allies and rivals. He will not hesitate to commit fratricide, nor to shed the blood of innocent children if they threaten his power. We witness the rise and fall of an unparalleled tyrant, whose distorted figure overshadowed an entire century in England’s history.

This ever-relevant imprint of Shakespeare’s creative genius not only does not fade with time but, unfortunately, from time to time, what the immortal giant of universal drama and theatre history teaches us about the mechanisms of power and tyranny, about the eternal dialectic of cruelty and human vulnerability, and ultimately about humanity itself, becomes increasingly relevant…

Richard III is the latest part of a directing program that has been ongoing for several years. The live music integrated into the dramatic plot offers the audience a unique and authentic show-concert experience. This time, hits of the famous American rock band from the 1970s will be evoked on stage, through whose songs the band leader will become the vocal alter ego of the bloodthirsty King Richard III.