Available Light Theatre, winner of both the 2009 Columbus Alive Readers' Poll and the 2010 GCAC Artistic Excellence Award, takes on Shakespeare for the first time with The Life and Death of Richard the Third, starting November 11. Witness one of the bard's funniest, juiciest epics and watch Richard of Gloucester, England's most unlikely candidate, lie, cheat, and steal his way to the crown in this glammed-up, remixed production.

riyl Ziggy Stardust, There Will Be Blood, Paradise Lost, Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

New R-rated (for language) trailer for Richard the Third.

11.16.2010

Man, the show isn’t even this nasty! For full-effect, turn your volume up ALL THE WAY.

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Dispatch Reviews R3: savage, dark, lurid, hilarious, stunning …

11.12.2010

A few excerpts from Michael Grossberg’s review of The Life and Death of Richard the Third (for the Columbus Dispatch.) What savage drama, what dark humor and what lurid beauty … Start with the compelling performances of the consistently strong ensemble, led by (Chameleonic, snaky, spidery, foxy…) Ian Short in the conniving title role … [...]

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Video preview: Richard the Third

11.11.2010

AVLT: Richard the Third Trailer 1.0 from Available Light on Vimeo. Don’t forget to share!

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First Look: Richard the Third

11.09.2010

New photos added 11.10.2010. Or, view the photos on Flickr.

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Our Richard is Not Alone

11.04.2010

Did you know that November is un-officially Richard the Third month in Columbus, OH? Well, it is, because there are three incredibly different productions of the Bard’s work running simultaneously. Learn more about what AVLT has in store for you, and read about the other two as well, in this story from the Columbus Dispatch.

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Kevin Morrin, English teacher, on Richard

10.19.2010

Artie Isaac asked his legendary and beloved high school English teacher, Kevin Morrin, to help him prepare for seeing The Life and Death of Richard The Third next month at Available Light.

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Richard the Third Cast Announced

09.26.2010

We are proud to announce the cast for our upcoming production of Shakespeare’s The Life and Death of RIchard the Third, as cut, pasted, and directed by our Artistic Director, Matt Slaybaugh. As previously announced, the diabolical Richard, Duke of Gloucester, soon to be King, will be played by Ian Short. Here is the complete [...]

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