Richard II (1960)
- Directed by
- Raymond Menmuir
- Country
- Australia
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A live television production of William Shakespeare's play about a king's fall from power. It follows the title character as he faces rebellion and his own mortality.
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What happens
The Life and Death of King Richard II was a 1960 Australian live TV production of the play by William Shakespeare directed by Raymond Menmuir. It aired on 5 October 1960 and was one of the most elaborate productions made for Australian TV at that time. The ABC decided to suspend peak-hour programs to transmit the show live using all three of the ABC's Gore Hill TV studios. An obituary of Menmuir called this "a concept of such complexity and audacity that it was never repeated." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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