Poster for Tokyo Globe
Brian Cox as King Lear, Ian McKellen as King  Richard

Words from Ian McKellen on The Tour

Original Cast, 1990

Revival, January 1991

Revival, April 1991

RICHARD III

by William Shakespeare

Ian McKellen in the role of
King Richard

SWET Award for Best Actor of the Year

Directed by Richard Eyre

in repertory with KING LEAR

Beginning
25 June 1990 - 1 September 1990 at the National's Lyttelton Theatre

World Tour:

Richard III was revived with substantial cast changes at the Lyttelton in January 1991, followed by a world tour:

1991 World Tour
in repertory with King Lear

London
Lyttelton Theatre, 5 January - 2 February 1991

Prague
National Theatre, 7-10 February

Bucharest
National Theatre, 15-17 February

Leipzig and Dresden
25 February - 1 March

Edinburgh
King's Theatre, 5-9 March

Then King Lear closed and Richard III was revived again with cast changes at the Lyttelton in April 1991, followed by a UK tour:

1991 UK Tour

5 April - 18 September in the NT repertoire at Lyttelton Theatre, London

Aberdeen
Her Majesty's Theatre, 30 September - 5 October

Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Theatre Royal, 7-12 October

Bradford
Alhambra Theatre, 14-19 October

Plymouth
Theatre Royal, 21-26 October

Oxford
Apollo Theatre, 29 October - 2 November

Richard III was revived again in 1992 and toured the US.