Should only disabled actors play Shakespeare’s Richard III?
![Michelle Terry in Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe (2024); Arthur Hughes in Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (2022). Photos: Marc Brenner; Ellie Kurttz Michelle Terry in Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe (2024); Arthur Hughes in Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (2022). Photos: Marc Brenner; Ellie Kurttz](https://d3s3zh7icgjwgd.cloudfront.net/AcuCustom/Sitename/DAM/320/ricky31_Standard.jpg)
Michelle Terry in Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe (2024); Arthur Hughes in Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (2022). Photos: Marc Brenner; Ellie Kurttz
Richard III has long been seen as a milestone in a Shakespearean actor’s career, but with better advocacy for disabled artists and a shift in thinking around representation, could non-disabled actors playing the role become a thing of the past? And have recent productions changed the game for how this play will be produced in future? Andrzej Lukowski turns to industry insiders for answers
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