‘Richard II’ starring Jonathan Bailey opens for previews at the Bridge Theatre on the 10th of February.

Air-Edel composer Grant Olding wrote the score for the play, directed by Nicholas Hytner.

“Richard II is charismatic, eloquent, and flamboyantly witty. And a
disastrous King– dishonest, dangerous, and politically incompetent. Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how to deal with a ruler who has a rock-solid right to rule but is set on wrecking the country he leads.

Shakespeare’s subtle, caustic, and powerful play revolves round two startlingly modern figures: Richard, an autocrat who believes he is divinely sanctioned, and Henry Bullingbrook, a hard-headed pragmatist who has genuine authority.”

The production runs until the 10th of May 2025.