About Royal Shakespeare Company Since founded in 1961, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has served as one of the most well-established theatre company in the world. Apart from producing stage performances of Shakespeare, RSC has also produced & performed other classics, and new work. Each year, over 1 million visitors join RSC at the Stratford-upon-Avon theatres, in additional to their performances throughout the UK and across the world.In 2016, Broadway Cinema is excited to bring 2 performances:Richard II&Merchant of Venice to Hong Kong! Richard II – Synopsis A story of power and plotting, Richard II is the first of Shakespeare's four plays about the House of Lancaster. Richard is King, a monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs David Tennant in the title role. David is joined in the Company by Oliver Ford Davies as the Duke of York, Michael Pennington as John of Gaunt and Nigel Lindsay as Bolingbroke. Director : Gregory Doran Cast : David Tennant – Richard II Oliver Ford Davies – Duke of York Michael Pennington – John of Gaunt Nigel Lindsay - Bolingbroke Screening Information 28th February 2016 (Sunday) / 3:35pm / AMC Pacific Place 12th March 2016 (Saturday) / 8:00pm / AMC Pacific Place 19th March 2016 (Saturday) / 8:00pm / PALACE ifc 20th March 2016 (Sunday) / 3:50pm / PALACE ifc 10th April 2016 (Sunday) / 8:00pm / PALACE ifc 24th April 2016 (Sunday) / 4:00pm / AMC Pacific Place Ticketing : PALACE ifc http://www.cinema.com.hk/revamp/html/list_detail.php?lang=e&movie_id=8595 AMC Pacific Place http://www.amccinemas.com.hk/list_detail.php?lang=e&movie_id=8595