“Experience the Awe of the Thrilling Play”- France 3 TV

Meet the all-new Richard III, completely transcending the traditional hideous portrayal of a monstrosity. On a colorful circus-like stage stands two actors, restlessly dominating the audience as they transform themselves into a mirage of different faces. As a director, adapter, and actor, Jean Lambert-wild’s playful imagination has boldly gone beyond Shakespeare. The life-infused balloons and dolls burst with vigorous death. The audience only awaken from the endless nightmare when the crazed king leaves the swirling stage in solitude.

Adding Innovation to Stage Directions and Breaking away from “Traditional Formats” - France 3 TV

Richard III presents the world that only existed in the illusion of Richard III. By adding innovative technology to traditional techniques in the theatre of art, Richard III is a collaboration of experts from across the globe. The unique stage installations and video techniques have given life to each and every moving object on stage. This so called ‘third actor’ fills the stage as it magically blends into the theater. The aesthetics of Richard III clothed in a nuanced ceramic armor draws the audience into an illusionary trap never imagined before.

Synopsis

A clown is faced with his own reflection. A shape-shifting reflection summons a throng of versatile ghosts. Puppet-like ghosts begin to surface in front of the clown, opening a new illusionary world. Together, they aim to create their own Richard III.

Original Story by William Shakespeare

As one of the greatest English playwright, William Shakespeare is known to have written 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 4 narrative poems, and a few lyrics. Since scholars began to study his work in full-scale during the 18th century, “Shakespeare Studies” has been developed into a full-fledged independent field of study in the UK, subsequently being used as a precedent for all principles of literary criticism. Moreover, to star in one of Shakespeare’s plays has been considered a gateway to becoming an accomplished actor. Shakespeare’s work has received countless favorable comments and compliments that it is meaningless to list each and every item. Shakespeare’s work has been subject to numerous analysis and critiquing and is constantly evolving through reinterpretation into various other genres even to this day.

* Major Works

Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, etc.

Adaptation, Co-Direction & Co-Scenography by Jean Lambert-wild

Writer, theater director, actor, and designer.

Currently the arts director of the Theater of the Union – National Dramatic Center of Limousin (Theatre de l'Union – Centre Dramatique National du Limousin), and the director of the Academy of the Union at the National School of Theater of Limousin (L'Académie de l'Union, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Théâtre du Limousin)

Active in multiple fields as a writer, director, designer, and actor, Jean Lambert-wild was born in the French Réunion. Since beginning his career as a director in college following his mentor’s recommendation at the University of Lyon, Jean Lambert-wild has written and staged a variety of plays while studying under directors such as Michel Dubois, Jean-Yves Lazennec, and Phillips Gauyard . In 2007, he was the arts director of the National Dramatic Center of Normandy-Rouen “La Comédie de Caen” while serving as the art director at the Theater of the Union – National Dramatic Center of Limousin (Theatre de l'Union – Centre Dramatique National du Limousin), and the director of the Academy of the Union at the National School of Theater of Limousin (L'Académie de l'Union, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Théâtre du Limousin) since 2015. Acknowledged for his unique Mise-en-Scène by combining elements of tradition, innovation, and different types and genres of theater, Jean Lambert-wild has been invited by a host of distinguished theaters and festivals.

Co-directed by Lorenzo Malaguerra

Theater director and actor.

Current arts director of the Crochetan Theater.

Born in Bern, Switzerland, Lorenzo Malaguerra studied acting in the Geneva Conservatory, and has appeared in various productions over the last decade. He founded the theater company ‘The Third Show’ (Le Troisième Spectacle) and has directed and staged a plethora of plays including ‘The Night Just Before The Forests’ by Bernard Marie Koltès, ‘Changeling’ by Paul Claudel, ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Shakespeare, and ‘the cabaret play Lou’ which depicts the life of Lou Andreas-Salomé. Lorenzo Malaguerra has also co-directed ‘The Wisdom of bees’, ‘Waiting for Godot’, ‘Richard III’, and ‘Roberto Zucco’, with Jean Lambert-wild, and is currently the arts director of the Crochetan Theater in Monthey, Switzerland.

Co-Scenography by STEPHANE BLANQUET

Born in 1973, near Paris (France), French multimedia artist Stéphane Blanquet is a prolific figure in the contemporary art scene since the end of the 1980’s.

From a young age, he creates a dense and multifaceted work: installations, artworks, performing arts (theatre, music…), stage design, animation movies, urban art, art book publishing, music… He is greatly interested in venturing into new technologies and mastering new techniques both traditional and avant-garde.

He gives a deep value to interacting with other artists: by creating works in common, publishing their work (more than 350 artists have been published by Blanquet) and by organizing and curating exhibitions.