the Haunting of Richard Third A Musical

This script and lyrics of the stage musical "The Haunting of Richard the Third" will fascinate readers with an interest in King Richard the Third, and also theatre producers looking for a powerful, alternative re-telling of Shakespeare's original. The musical was first produced in 2022 by Kairos Theatre Company in Frome, Somerset. It was revived in 2023 to sell out performances at the Oundle Fringe Festival at Fotheringhay Church, Northamptonshire, and Market Bosworth Hall in Leicestershire, as part of the Market Bosworth Festival. Both locations had special connections with the life of Richard the Third. The former, a magnificent church, was the setting for Richard's baptism, and the burial place of his mother, father and Yorkist ancestors. Market Bosworth is heralded as the scene of the Battle of Bosworth Field, where Richard was defeated by Henry Tudor's army, and from where he was carried for burial in nearby Leicester. >Martin Dimery is the writer of over a dozen widely performed stage plays and musicals, three of which have been commercially published. His solo musical "Shakespeare Rattle and Roll" was performed to great acclaim at numerous venues throughout the UK including at literary festivals in Sheffield, St. Andrews, Bath and Stratford on Avon, as well as two nights at the Leicester Square Theatre studio in London's West End. He has co-devised and appeared in two, tongue-in-cheek tribute shows "Sgt. Pepper's Only Dart Board Band" and "The Unravelling Wilburys," in theatres and festivals across the UK, Europe and in the US. His tour diary "Being John Lennon" was published in 2002 by SAF Poptomes, having been serialised in the Guardian and Stage newspapers. Martin's first novel "Ruling Classes" is available on Amazon and other retail outlets. The music for "The Haunting of Richard the Third" was written in collaboration with David Hynds who created all the arrangements. David Hynds is a musical director and teacher. Theatrical producers can obtain manuscript files and recordings directly by contacting: [email protected]