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King Richard III’s voice recreated using state-of-the-art technology

The last Plantagenet king was given a Yorkshire accent.

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King Richard III’s given Yorkshire accent as voice recreated using state-of-the-art technology

The remains of the last Plantagenet king were found in a car park in Leicester in 2012

Evening Standard

Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies

Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remains

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Laurence Olivier’s prosthetic nose put up for sale by widow

It comes with a birthday note, addressed to him.

Evening Standard

Laurence Olivier’s Richard III prosthetic nose among hundreds of actor’s items to be auctioned

Exclusive: About 350 props, awards and personal items will be auctioned by his estate and his widow

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light

The Lyric theatre Belfast’s new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare’s storied tragedy was not without its challenges

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‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III

‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’

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What does Steve Coogan’s Lost King case mean for future biopics?

The appetite for drama based on real events seems insatiable, but a preliminary ruling that a British film defamed the original of one of its characters – along with legal action against Baby Reindeer – may give producers pause for thought

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Portrayal of character in Steve Coogan’s film The Lost King is defamatory, judge rules

Coogan, production company Baby Cow and Pathe, the distributors of the 2022 film, will now face a full trial

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet; Richard III; Passing Strange review – no fault in these stars

Jamie Lloyd’s youthfully intense staging gives us a Juliet for the ages; Michelle Terry’s king rises above the disability row; and the European premiere of a Broadway musical rocks but doesn’t soar

The Guardian - UK

Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe review: Michelle Terry shines but the show is shouty and unfocused

Bizarre pacing choices and gabbled lines undermine the production – but the Globe’s artistic director makes for a compelling king

Evening Standard

Richard III review – a fast-paced study of toxic masculinity with an almost entirely female cast

Michelle Terry portrays the king as a playfully antic sociopath in a lively production full of effective performances

The Guardian - UK

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic

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Shardlake star Arthur Hughes: 'It's amazing to see disabled people in strong, cool, sexy roles'

The star of the new Tudor mystery show talks representation, playing villains and why the Globe’s upcoming production of Richard III is a misstep

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‘I know what it’s like to be stared at’: Shardlake star Arthur Hughes on playing CJ Sansom’s disabled Tudor sleuth

He was the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC. As he appears as Shardlake, the star recalls the parts that made him – and explains why this latest character is like the Lone Ranger

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‘I wanted people to laugh not at me, but with me’: Tom Shakespeare

The activist, academic and now novelist explains why, when you use a wheelchair, it’s good to be able to see the funny side. By Donna Ferguson

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Richard, My Richard review – like a medieval version of The Crown

Historical novelist Philippa Gregory has fun reframing the notorious Richard III and the women in his life in her first play

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Richard, My Richard review – less naked villainy, more realpolitik

In novelist Philippa Gregory’s telling, the much maligned king reveals a more human side amid rather too much exposition

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Murderer, manipulator… or not that bad at all? The reframing of Richard III

Five hundred years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy. A new play and documentary aim to change how he is seen

Evening Standard

The Duchess of Malfi at the Sam Wanamaker review: a bracing revival that finds humour in the bloody chaos

An atmospheric production that brings out Jacobean playwright John Webster’s savage poetry and bleak world vision

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Steve Coogan and makers of The Lost King sued by academic over his portrayal in the film

The former deputy registrar of the University of Leicester claims the 2022 movie presented him as ‘dismissive, patronising and misogynistic’

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan facing libel claim over ‘weasel-like’ portrayal in Richard III film

Richard Taylor, formerly deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, is bringing legal action over a portrayal of him in the film The Lost King.

The Guardian - UK

Acting, disability and the problem with ‘lived experience’

Letters: Guardian readers respond to the row about a non-disabled actor playing Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe

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Non-disabled Richard III actor to press on despite calls for recast

Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe’s artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role

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‘I’m done with pretenders’: disabled actors on reclaiming Richard III

As the Globe faces accusations of ‘cripping up’ with a new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, disabled theatre-makers explain why the role should not be open to all

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