11:45, Tue 6th October 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
20:45, Fri 9th October 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
11:15, Mon 12th October 2026 at Royal Court Theatre
20:15, Thu 15th October 2026 at The Old Vic
20:15, Sun 18th October 2026 at Random Venue 75
Michaelmas Week 0 to Week 2

King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V. It may not have been written as a stand-alone work.
Although the First Folio edition of Shakespeare's works lists the play as a history play, the earlier Quarto edition of 1597 calls it The tragedie of King Richard the second.