A tour de force

Refreshing to see the characters dressed in the costume of the time and making good use of the innovative and well-designed set.

Lines were clearly delivered and the acting was of a high standard, particularly Graham Underhill as the self-serving Buckingham and Amy Heynes and Chris Ives as the two women who at first stood up to Richard and then allowed themselves to be manipulated by him.

But of course the outstanding performance of the night came from Dave Crosfield as the arch-villain Richard, who commanded the stage from start to finish - a real tour de force.

I have been coverted to Shakespeare put on by the amateur theatre.

In fact Stratford, from much of what I have seen this last 12 months, could learn a thing or two. - Maureen Hazelwood, Common Lane, Kenilworth.