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RICHARD II
The Stratford Festival
9 June - 25 Sept, 1999

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Martha Henry

Geordie Johnson and Maggie Blake in Richard II

Geordie Johnson as King Richard II

Richard (Geordie Johnson) and his queen (Maggie Blake) Richard (Geordie Johnson) crowns Henry IV (John Dolan)

Richard (Geordie Johnson) and Henry IV (John Dolan) with the crown

Geordie Johnson as Richard II, pr photo
publicity photo

Some reviews:
"Geordie Johnson shows us the many facets of the man in a performance that is nothing less than a tour de force. At first he seems a rather vain, indolent creature as he tries to settle the altercation between Bolingbroke and Mowbray, and we are not prepared for the sudden, startling change of attitude when he thunders, 'We were not born to sue, but to command!' It's an electrifying moment, the first of many that Mr Johnson gives us during the evening." -- Stratford Beacon Herald 25 June 1999

"Johnson conveys quiet confidence in the early scenes. His Richard speaks softly, knowing that he need not raise his voice to get people to listen. He is the king; let his subjects do the work" -- Detroit Free Press 27 June 1999

"Johnson, luxuriating in the suppleness of the text, delivers a portrait of a self-absorbed aesthete and performer." -- TO Star 28 June 1999

revised 5 June, 2002

1999 Pride and Prejudice            2002 Syncopation

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