The Royal Shakespeare Company’s exclusive theatre programme for iPad. Directed by Gregory Doran and starring David Tennant in the title role, this acclaimed production of Richard II was hailed as a ‘lucid, moving production packed with tremendous performances’ and ‘another palpable hit for the Tennant/Doran collaboration’.
Richard II is the RSC’s first production to be filmed live for cinema broadcast and screened for free in classrooms around the UK.
This iPad Richard II programme offers:
- Enhanced video content featuring behind-the-scenes footage of how a production moves from script to stage
- The official cinema trailer
- Video interviews with Director Gregory Doran and David Tennant
- Rehearsal and production images of the show
- Articles by leading academics in their field, as well as a written note by historian and presenter Helen Castor
- Information and biographies of the cast and creative team of Richard II
- Information on the RSC and interactive links to upcoming productions and ticket booking

We recommend downloading the programme app within a wi-fi area so you can sync the programme to your device. After that you can access the programme anywhere. Accessing external links will require an internet connection.

User guide:
- Swipe the screen to scroll to the next page or back

- Scroll down on articles to read further

- Tap an image to watch video content

- Tap the web links to be taken to an external site for further content

- Use the navigation bar to scroll through the programme