LONDON (Reuters) - Relics from the tomb of the medieval English King Richard II have been found by an archivist researching the papers of the National Portrait Gallery's first director George Scharf, ...

Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and loved by his friends. And a disastrous King – dishonest, capricious and politically incompetent. Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how to ...

The actor, on a hot streak after “Wicked,” takes on his biggest stage role to date. In London, he plays Shakespeare’s unfortunate king as a flouncing sociopath. By Houman Barekat Reviewing from London ...

Legacy, honor, torment, and heroism. Four words that perfectly encapsulate the mammoth undertaking that William Shakespeare undertook when he authored the history plays of Richard II, Henry IV, and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The inventive comic actor delivers a commanding performance in Shakespeare’s portrait of feckless leadership in a sleek Off Broadway ...