Teenage Dick
4 (9) · New Writing, Contemporary Drama
As winter formal gives way to glorious spring fling, Richard – the class loser – lusts for power at Roseland High.
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Overview
After years of torment due to his hemiplegia, Richard plots the ultimate rise in power: to become president of his senior class. But like all teenagers, and all despots, he is faced with the hardest question of all: is it better to be loved, or feared?
Mike Lew’s darkly comic take on Shakespeare’s Richard III has its UK debut. Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst directs a cast including Daniel Monks as Richard.
Critic reviews
Smart relocation of Richard III to an American high school featuring a fantastic lead performance from Daniel Monks
Mike Lew’s American update of Shakespeare, directed by Michael Longhurst, captures the king’s complexity
Monks is surrounded by an excellent ensemble and Michael Longhurst directs the entire thing with flair
Back to school for a properly nasty Richard III
A fearlessly acted, well-intentioned mess
‘Richard III’ is reimagined as a high-school drama in this smart, probing play by Mike Lew
More plays of this calibre, telling the stories they do, are very much needed and welcome to explore our own ingloriousness
Daniel Monks brings verve to a Richard III in high-school
A blow away central performance by Australian actor Daniel Monks
Like a high school student, this shows great promise for writer Mike Lew and his talented cast. ‘A’ for effort but there’s room for improvement in certain areas
A piece which is purposeful and definitely worth the watch
Challenging, witty and intelligent
Monks gives an electric performance as Richard
Michael Longhurst’s production, which puts its troubled cast in a bouncingly bright design by Chloe Lamford, has “project” written too obviously all over it
I grin hard enough to hurt
Mike Lew’s bracingly punchy modern respinning
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