The Bridge Project's Richard III

THE BRIDGE PROJECT

Produced by BAM, The Old Vic, and Neal Street

RICHARD III

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY SAM MENDES AND FEATURING KEVIN SPACEY

IN THE TITLE ROLE

Co-commissioned by and produced in association with Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Centro Niemeyer Spain, Doha Film Institute, Hong Kong Arts Festival, The Istanbul Theatre Festival (IKSV) &The Istanbul Municipal Theatre, Kay and McLean Productions, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, SHN-Carole Shorenstein-Hays & Robert Nederlander, and Singapore Repertory Theatre.

RICHARD III AT BAM, JANUARY 10—MARCH 4, 2012

Post-show Artist Talk with cast members Thurs, Jan 26

                                                                                                                                                                                                         The final season of The Bridge Project comes to BAM on January 10, 2012 featuring Kevin Spacey, artistic director of The Old Vic, in the title role of Richard III. Opening night is January 18. The production runs through March 4, 2012.

Prior to the BAM engagement, The Bridge Project opened at The Old Vic in London on June 29, 2011 and subsequently embarked on an international tour that included Epidaurus, Hong Kong, Aviles, Istanbul, Naples, San Francisco, Beijing, Singapore, Sydney, and Doha.

Tickets are currently on sale through the BAM box office and at BAM.org. The Bridge Project will again be directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes, with whom Kevin Spacey worked on the film American Beauty, for which they both won BAFTA and Academy Awards. 

The Bridge Project is a unique three-year series of co-productions by BAM, The Old Vic, and Neal Street, devoted to producing large-scale, classical theater for international audiences with casts featuring actors from both the US and the UK.

Led by Kevin Spacey in the role of Richard III, the company features another formidable British/American cast that includes Maureen Anderman as the Duchess of York; Haydn Gwynne as Queen Elizabeth; Chuk Iwuji as Buckingham; Gemma Jones as Queen Margaret; and Chandler Williams as George, Duke of Clarence.