'Not all the water in the rough rude sea
Can wash the balm off from an anointed king.’

What makes a King: the crown or the head that wears it?

Daniel Raggett (Macbeth, Edward II) directs Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown, Tenet) as King Richard II.

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CAST

Richard II Elizabeth Debicki

CREATIVES

Director Daniel Raggett I Set Designer Leslie Travers | Dramaturg Rebecca Latham

The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation