University of Dallas opens The Tragedy of King Richard III this week

by Shawn Parikh

The University of Dallas is presenting quite a show for their fall semester: The Tragedy of King Richard III by Bill Shakespeare. The show will run from November 5-15 with a special preview on November 4. This will be the first time for the University Theatre to perform one of Shakespeare’s most thrilling and popular plays.

Out of a land of vicious personal rivalries, civil war and unending political chaos emerges Shakespeare’s greatest villain. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is determined to gain the crown of England from his brother, the Yorkist King Edward IV. He woos the widow, Lady Anne at the funeral of her father-in-law, King Henry VI. She yields to his advances and marries him. In the meantime, Richard organizes the murder of his brother George, Duke of Clarence, whom he has had imprisoned in the Tower of London. The king, Edward IV is ill and Richard, assisted by Lord Hastings, is appointed as regent. He places the young sons of Edward in the Tower and consolidates his power with the help of Buckingham, who gains the support of the Lord Mayor of London and his followers on Richard's behalf. The king dies and Richard is proclaimed king.

For tickets or more information call 972-721-5314 or reserve online.