Arts & Entertainment

A Sneak Peek at Kevin Spacey's 'Richard III'

Production directed by Sam Mendes comes to BAM on Tuesday.

Ticket holders now have their first peek at what a will look like.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music shared this YouTube preview via its Facebook page of the Shakespearean history play's run at the Old Vic in London last summer. 

Richard III will have its BAM premiere on Tuesday and will run through March 4.

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"I think what we've tried to do is to create a stand-alone play ... So it will be understood around the world and by all the places we're going to go," Spacey said in the clip.

The production reunites Spacey with American Beauty director Sam Mendes—a collaboration that resulted in Academy and BAFTA awards for both. 

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