ARGO PRESENTS @REAL_RIIICHARD_G

A new multimedia adaptation of Richard III by William Shakespeare

We are thrilled to announce our inaugural production: @Real_Riiichard_G. In this version of William Shakespeare’s Richard the Third (adapted and directed by Adam Alexander), we discover a dystopian, not so distant future in which a charming deformed narcissist- Richard of Gloucester- attempts to drag his country into a totalitarian twittersphere. Led by Tristan Stansbury Worthington as Richard, nine English-speaking actors make up the landscape of this modern tale of political turmoil.

Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on 8th & 9th of October and 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th November in the nave of the American Cathedral in Paris. An adapted preview performance will take place at 8.30 p.m. on 28th September at Comédie Nation As as part of the Atlantic Theatre Arts Festival.

Shakespeare’s most renowned history play, The Tragedy of King Richard the Third has never lost popularity or relevance. The story of a man willing to use all possible tricks, rumours and intrigues to reach the height of power is timeless. Today, in a world where politics seems to go hand in hand with the abuse of power, where society and social networks have become one, where opinions matter more than facts, and truth has become a subjective and malleable concept, where the borders between real and digital are porous, “deep fake” videos more plausible than reality and media manipulation is commonplace, the story of this king of fake news is more topical than ever.

As director Adam Alexander observes: “The idea of someone like Richard leading a country clearly resonates with today’s political climate and proves that histrionic villainy makes for good ratings. In our media, news and entertainment overlap, ensuring their commercial value while offering a dangerous platform for those who would use it to create division and confusion in an attempt to control the populus. It is for this reason that we have chosen to incorporate the additional character of media in this production whose fast pace reflects the rate of information in today’s world.”

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28th September at 8.30 p.m.: preview performance at Comédie Nation, 77 Rue de Montreuil, 75011 Paris, as part of the Atlantic Theatre Arts Festival

Reservations: https://www.atlantictheatrearts.com/billetterie

8th & 9th October and 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th November at 8 p.m.: the American Cathedral in Paris, 23 avenue Georges V, Paris 75008

Reservations: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/argo-theatre-company/evenements/realriiichardg