A "foul toad", "hedgehog", "elfish-marked", "abortive", "rooting hog": all are images Shakespeare puts in the mouths of his characters to illustrate the ugliness of Richard III, the cruel and blood-thirsty king who kills his brothers to become the ruler of England. Geneviève de Kermabon was less attracted to Richard III as a political play than as a play about the king's inhuman behaviour. She sees his attitude born out of his disgrace and the inhuman regard that those close to him, including his mother, cast upon him. The director does not however, seek to justify the various acts of cruelty committed by a tyrant. On the contrary, it is a quest for truth among his most contradictory acts: when he loves, cries or kills.
Distribution
stage direction Geneviève de Kermabon
Music : Jean-Claude Pennetier
Decor and costumes : Elisabeth Neumüller
Lighting : Pascal Noël
Singing coach : France Pennetier
Assistant director : Anne Didon
Make-up : Catherine Saint-Sever
Cast : Aurélie Balte, Carine Baillod, Eve Guerrier, René Hernandez, Olivier Lefevre, Marc Locci, Isabelle Mangini, Jérome Maubert, Hervé Paillet, Joe Sheridan, Jean-Pierre Stewart
Musician : Georges Pennetier (percussion)
Production
Coproduction : Établissement public du Parc de la Villette, Théâtre Djighite, Printemps des Comédiens-Hérault et Le Maillon-Théâtre de Strasbourg
Avec l'aide de : la DRAC Île de France
et le soutien de : l'Adami et de la Fondation Beaumarchais.
Spectacles crées à : La Villette en mars 1999
Réalisés avec : les équipes du Parc de La Villette