Richard III - 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival

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William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

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William Shakespearewas born on the 23April 1564, in Stratfordupon-Avon. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway and by 1588 he had moved to London, attaining success as an actor and playwright. In 1594 he became a charter member of a group of actors known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later changing their name to the King’s Men when they won the sponsorship of King James l.

By 1596 Shakespeare was recognised as the leading London playwright and at the age of 35 he invested money in the Globe Theatre, where he was also a member of the acting troupe. 5..--Shakespeare retired from London life around /,1 4,’ W ml‘ 1612 and died in Strattord in 1616. ,7 K Shakespeare wrote Richard Ill in ~ approximately 1591. When it was published in 1623 in the First Folio, the play was classified as a tragedy. As an ending chapter of the four plays in Shakespeare’s first tetralogy, Richard Ill concludes a dramatic account starting from Henry VI: Part I to Part Ill. It is widely considered to be one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

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