Richard III
Age restriction: 16+
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Translated by: Dilsuz and Shovgi Huseynov
Stage Director: Jannat Salimova, People’s Artist
Set Designer: Elshan Sarkhanoglu
Choreographer: Sergey Gritsay, Honoured Art Worker of the Russian Federation
Principal cast: Honoured Artists Nofal Valiyev, Shovgi Huseynov, Elnur Karimov, Elnur Bahramkhan, Mehriban Abdullayeva, Nasiba Eldarova, Gushvar Sharifova and Gular Nabiyeva, joined by Anar Seyfullayev, Rashad Safarov, Adalat Abdulsamad, Tahmina Mammadova, Nuriyya Aliyeva, Sabina Mammadzade, Vahid Orujoglu, Elshan Hajibabayev, Eyvaz Ibrahimov, Natig Farzaliyev, Karam Hadizade, Ramil Shamiloglu, Nurlan Suleymanli, Hilal Damirov, Anar Safiyev, Elgun Yahyayev, Mirza Agha Mirzayev, Imdad Tofigoglu, Yusif Dadashov, Ilhan Sadigov, Araz Pirimov, Aydin Damirov, Imran Gurbanov, Huseyn Bayramov, Vugar Mamm adaliyev, Rovshan Abbasov, Eldar Imanov, Irada Rashidova, Aybaniz Heydarova, Aykhan Karimov, Kanan Karimov and others.
Genre: Tragic farce
Running time: Part I – 1 hour 10 minutes, Part II – 1 hour
The play follows Richard III, whose hunger for the throne drives him to murder even members of his own family without remorse. Notorious for his crimes, he appears on stage by turns as Stalin and Hitler.
The ghosts of Richard’s victims appear before him, begging him to lay down his sword and stop spilling innocent blood. To those who appeal to his conscience, Richard replies, “Conscience is an empty word!” With the cry “If not to heaven, then onward to hell!” he leads others to their deaths.
Richmond, a brave knight, puts an end to the bloodshed and becomes the people’s saviour.
