This is the first edition of ‎"‎Richard III‎"‎ to be developed by and for the RSC‎,‎ the world‎'‎s leading Shakespeare theatre company and it includes unique material to help the reader understand and enjoy Shakespeare on the stage as well as on the page‎.‎ It is illustrated with photographs of classic and unusual performances‎.‎ It presents outstanding on‎-page notes which explain words and phrases unfamiliar to a modern audience‎,‎ including the slang‎,‎ political references and bawdy humour often ignored or censored in competing editions‎.‎It includes scene‎-by‎-scene summary‎,‎ offering an easily understandable way into the play‎.‎ It includes completely new introduction by Jonathan Bate‎,‎ exploring the text and critical debates around it‎.‎ It provides summary of the play‎'‎s performance history at the RSC and elsewhere‎.‎ It also includes interviews with important Shakespearean actor Simon Russell Beale‎,‎ designer Tom Piper and directors Bill Alexander and Richard Eyre‎,‎ discussing key productions of the play at the RSC‎.‎With interviews with actors and directors including Simon Russell Beale‎,‎ Bill Alexander and Richard Eyre‎,‎ along with detailed looks at productions at the RSC and elsewhere‎,‎ this new edition of the play offers innovative ways of looking at and understanding Shakespeare‎,‎ as well as student‎-friendly notes and scene‎-by‎-scene summaries‎.‎