A production of Shakespeare's Richard III with Kevin Spacey in the title role and Sam Mendes as director is coming to the Curran Theatre this fall, according to a statement from SHN, operator of the Curran. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale a week from Friday.
The production will travel to 11 locations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, according to the statement. San Francisco is the only U.S. location other than New York. Mendes directed Spacey in the film American Beauty, for which each man won an Oscar.
Read more to see a video clip about the Richard III production in London.
"This is a really big deal for us, and for San Francisco," Carole Shorenstein Hays of SHN is quoted as saying in the release. "People will recognize the combination of Spacey and Mendes from American Beauty; now they're interpreting one of Shakespeare's best-known plays for a modern audience. It should be an amazing experience."
A group called the Bridge Project, a collaboration of performing arts organizations BAM, the Old Vic, and Neal Street, is behind the production.
Other cast members, according to the release, include Maureen Anderman as the Duchess of York, Haydn Gwynne as Queen Elizabeth, Chuk Iwuji as the Duke of Buckingham, Gemma Jones as Queen Margaret, and Chandler Williams as George, Duke of Clarence.
Performances are scheduled every day except Monday from Oct. 19 to 29 at the Curran Threatre. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19 and cost $35-$150.
