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Richard II: Jonathan Bailey's new character 'Succession inspired'

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Jonathan Bailey takes on the role of Shakespeare 's Richard II at the Bridge Theatre in London .

The 36-year-old says he was inspired by HBO 's Succession , which explores the power struggle of the children of media mogul Logan Roy .

Richard II sees the unlikeable and corrupt king be usurped by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke .

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79

Informative language

82

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63

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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