IF you think watching a Shakespeare play is like sitting through a history lesson, then think again
The Greenwich Playhouse, south east London's newest fringe venue, is staging one of the bard's most thrilling and chilling plays this week, with theatre bosses hoping to maintain the exceptionally-high standards audiences have become used to here.
Richard III follows the tragic, true-life tale of King Edward's demise from the throne at the hands of his evil relative.
The Galleon Theatre Company aims to use Renaissance staging principles to provide fluidity and clarity and also to highlight the rich and colourful language Shakespeare used in his script.
It is hoped that this exploration into a man's audacious and corrupt journey of murder to England's throne will be more of a tour de force of evil than a history class!
Previous productions by Galleon, which include Hamlet, Company and Pygmalion, have all been well received by London's critics, so the standards are high.
You can see for yourself. Richard III is showing at the Greenwich Playhouse, in the BR Station forecourt, Greenwich High Road, until November 19. Tickets are £9 (£6 concs) and are available from 020 8858 9256.
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