Richard II
ISC RADIO SHAKESPEARE LAB
Cast for the Recordings
Facilitated, edited, and with music composed & performed by Ariana Karp, Artistic Director
Stephen Wagener Bennett as Northumberland, Lord Marshal, Sir Stephen Scroop, Surrey, & Abbot of Westminster
Nazlah Black as Queen Isabel, Bagot, Willoughby, Bishop of Carlisle, Servingman, Another Lord, & Servant to Exton
Zoe Burke as Thomas Mowbray, 1st Herald, Bushy, 1st Lady, Fitzwater, & Groom
Mairi Chanel as Lord Aumerle, Green, Ross, Berkeley, Gardner, Exton, & Keeper
Caryl Farkas as Duke of York
Zoë Goslin as Richard II
Mike Marcou as Henry Bolingbroke
Amy Meilander as Duchess of Gloucester, Harry Percy, Welsh Captain, Gardener’s Man, & Duchess of York
William Potter as John of Gaunt, 2nd Herald, & Salisbury
“For within the hollow crown
That rounds the mortal temples of a King,
Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits
Scoffing his state, and grinning at his pomp,
Allowing him a breath, a little scene,
To monarchize, be fear’d, and kill with looks”
Tabling: Richard II
Links to the discussions that the cast had in preparation for the recordings. You can subscribe to Radio Shakespeare Lab and Tabling: The Podcast on any of your favorite podcasting platforms!
“I wasted time, and now doth time waste me”
iReadShakespeare resources
A wonderful resource and support page for readers and those looking for further information on Shakespeare’s plays.
Richard II Readers Page A plethora of resources!
Richard II Character Chart Shows which scenes each of the characters appears in and how many lines they have in each scene.
Historical Richard II Gives you brief descriptions of each of the historical characters
The Radio Play
Originally released on Radio Shakespeare Lab, February 11, 2021. Each track is a scene from Richard II, voiced by actors from across the country and includes sound effects and original music. The act and scene breaks are based on the 1623 Folio.
“The language I have learn’d these forty years
(My native English) now I must forgo,
And now my tongue’s use is to me no more,
Then an unstringed viol, or a harp,
Or like a cunning instrument cas’d up,
Or being open, put into his hands
That knows no touch to tune the harmony.”