‘There’s a truth to it’: RSC casts disabled actor as Richard III

Arthur Hughes: ‘When Richard is played by actors who are able bodied, there’s an issue of how to portray the disability, how to wear this costume.’ Photograph: Hugo Glendinning

Arthur Hughes: ‘When Richard is played by actors who are able bodied, there’s an issue of how to portray the disability, how to wear this costume.’ Photograph: Hugo Glendinning

source https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/feb/08/theres-a-truth-to-it-rsc-casts-disabled-actor-as-richard-iii