Richard II

 

 We stayed in the rather lovely Waterside Premier Inn, just outside the centre of town,

had a lovely mornings shopping in Stratford

{Megan got some "kick ass" boots for half price}

had a "cake and coffee" lunch at the RSC cafe 

And then watched the absolutely mesmerizing performance of David Tennant as Richard II.

The whole production was brilliant -

Oliver Ford Davies, Michael Pennington and Jane Lapotaire 

astonishingly good in the older roles.

The music and set were stunning;

but best of all was the clarity of the production.

Frequently the history plays can be a bit confusing

{all those people with "places for names"}

but in this production, all was laid plain.

Meg's of course fell for all the young men 

especially Oliver Rix as Aumerle -

I'm so happy that she is loving Shakespeare this much!

All in all - so good that we are seeing it again on Wednesday 

in the first live cinema broadcast from the RSC!