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The Arts Intel Report

A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Richard II

July 13–16, 2020

This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this … Free Shakespeare in the Park. But not this summer. Instead, New York’s Public Theatre and the radio station WNYC have paired up to give us Free Shakespeare on the Radio. A four-part serial broadcast of Richard II airs in July as a podcast for on-demand listening. André Holland, acclaimed for his acting in the 2016 film Moonlight, stars as King Richard II. Before television, radio drama was a very big deal. Give it a try. —L.J.