Ricard de 3R - RBLS

A contemporary theatre production following Ricardo, a shy teenager who, after discovering Shakespeare's Richard III, becomes obsessed with the character and adopts his manipulation and violence as a way to change his destiny.

The production starts from an uncomfortable question: what drives a young man towards violence, and how does his radicalisation take shape? Ricardo spends much of his days shut away in the garage at home, surrounded by a everyday life he perceives as hostile and exclusionary, until an unexpected event breaks the routine and places Shakespeare's work in front of him.

The parallel between the Duke of Gloucester and his own life leads him to take the character as a model. The performance traces that metamorphosis in detail, so that the audience watches the protagonist's transformation as if seeing it from the front row.

The play invites us to ask what responsibility falls on education and on society in cases like this. Brandon Caritg works on stage, with direction by Montse Rodríguez and Clusella, text by Gerard Guix and set design by Anna Alcubierre.