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RSC reveals full casting for Twelfth Night

RSC reveals full casting for Twelfth Night

Othello starring John Douglas Thompson at the RSC – review

Othello starring John Douglas Thompson at the RSC – review

The New Real at the RSC’s The Other Place – review

The New Real at the RSC’s The Other Place – review

As You Like It at the RSC’s Holloway Garden Theatre – review

As You Like It at the RSC’s Holloway Garden Theatre – review

Pericles at the RSC’s Swan Theatre – review

Pericles at the RSC’s Swan Theatre – review

The School for Scandal at the RSC’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre – review

The School for Scandal at the RSC’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre – review

Kyoto review – sheer theatrical magic in the RSC’s Swan Theatre

Kyoto review – sheer theatrical magic in the RSC’s Swan Theatre

RSC announces 2024 London winter season

RSC announces 2024 London winter season

The Buddha of Suburbia at the RSC’s Swan Theatre – review

The Buddha of Suburbia at the RSC’s Swan Theatre – review

The RSC announces full cast to join Samantha Spiro in The Merry Wives of Windsor

The RSC announces full cast to join Samantha Spiro in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Ben and Imo at the RSC’s Swan Theatre – review

Ben and Imo at the RSC’s Swan Theatre – review

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the RSC – review

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the RSC – review

See the RSC’s Swan Theatre transformed into a pub for The Fair Maid of the West

See the RSC’s Swan Theatre transformed into a pub for The Fair Maid of the West

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cowbois at the Swan Theatre – review

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cowbois at the Swan Theatre – review

RSC releases The Box of Delights character portraits

RSC releases The Box of Delights character portraits

RSC reveals casting for The Box of Delights

RSC announces casting for queer cowboy show Cowbois

RSC announces casting for queer cowboy show Cowbois

Macbeth starring Reuben Joseph at the RSC – review

Macbeth starring Reuben Joseph at the RSC – review

Falkland Sound at the RSC – review

Falkland Sound at the RSC – review

Falkland Sound at Royal Shakespeare Company – first look images released

Falkland Sound at Royal Shakespeare Company – first look images released

Tributes pour in following the death of former RSC artistic director Michael Boyd

Tributes pour in following the death of former RSC artistic director Michael Boyd

Matilda The Musical to welcome new cast members this autumn

Matilda The Musical to welcome new cast members this autumn

RSC’s As You Like It review – older age takes centre stage

RSC’s As You Like It review – older age takes centre stage

West End cast announced for Hamnet

West End cast announced for Hamnet

RSC announces new season of shows through to spring 2024

RSC announces new season of shows through to spring 2024

Clare Higgins and Lia Williams join <em>John Gabriel Borkman</em> at the Bridge Theatre

Clare Higgins and Lia Williams join John Gabriel Borkman at the Bridge Theatre

Outdoor theatre to be staged at Kew's gardens this summer

Outdoor theatre to be staged at Kew's gardens this summer

RSC reveals full casting for <em>Richard III</em>, starring Arthur Hughes

RSC reveals full casting for Richard III, starring Arthur Hughes

Gregory Doran steps down as artistic director of the RSC

Gregory Doran steps down as artistic director of the RSC

RSC's Henry VI: Rebellion / Wars of the Roses at Royal Shakespeare Theatre – review

RSC's Henry VI: Rebellion / Wars of the Roses at Royal Shakespeare Theatre – review

<em>Matilda the Musical</em> extends West End booking period into 2023 and reveals 20th children's cast

Matilda the Musical extends West End booking period into 2023 and reveals 20th children's cast

RSC to partner with TikTok to offer discount tickets to young people and full-time students

RSC to partner with TikTok to offer discount tickets to young people and full-time students

<em>Richard III</em> and <em>All's Well That Ends Well</em> to be staged by the RSC this year

Richard III and All's Well That Ends Well to be staged by the RSC this year

Casting Directors' Guild's Casting Awards announces nominees

Casting Directors' Guild's Casting Awards announces nominees

Actor Gary Waldhorn has died aged 78

Actor Gary Waldhorn has died aged 78

Antony Sher's <em>Henry IV Part I</em> to headline BBC's evening of celebration

Antony Sher's Henry IV Part I to headline BBC's evening of celebration

RSC releases <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> behind-the-scenes images

RSC releases Much Ado About Nothing behind-the-scenes images

<em>Wendy and Peter Pan</em> at Leeds Playhouse – review

Wendy and Peter Pan at Leeds Playhouse – review

RSC unveils 2022 spring season including <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> and <em>War of the Roses</em>

RSC unveils 2022 spring season including Much Ado About Nothing and War of the Roses

<em>The Mirror and the Light</em> review – Hilary Mantel's Cromwell chronicle comes to the West End

The Mirror and the Light review – Hilary Mantel's Cromwell chronicle comes to the West End

<em>Magic at the Musicals</em> concert at the Royal Albert Hall line-up revealed

Magic at the Musicals concert at the Royal Albert Hall line-up revealed

<em>The Comedy of Errors</em> at the RSC's Garden Theatre – review

The Comedy of Errors at the RSC's Garden Theatre – review

<em>The Show Must Go On Live!</em> West End concert to be broadcast on Sky Arts Freeview channel

The Show Must Go On Live! West End concert to be broadcast on Sky Arts Freeview channel

RSC's new outdoor theatre: first look

RSC's new outdoor theatre: first look

Stage shows with socially distanced audiences: a rolling list of plays and musicals to see

Stage shows with socially distanced audiences: a rolling list of plays and musicals to see

First look: <em>The Show Must Go On!</em> concert in the West End

First look: The Show Must Go On! concert in the West End

Cast revealed for RSC's <em>Henry VI Part One: Open Rehearsal Project</em>

Cast revealed for RSC's Henry VI Part One: Open Rehearsal Project

RSC's <em>Mirror and the Light</em> receives West End premiere in autumn

RSC's Mirror and the Light receives West End premiere in autumn

<em>The Show Must Go On!</em> concert to stream live from Palace Theatre

The Show Must Go On! concert to stream live from Palace Theatre

<em>The Show Must Go On Live!</em> announces cast for West End concerts

The Show Must Go On Live! announces cast for West End concerts

Outdoor theatre to see this summer

Outdoor theatre to see this summer

New Beatles musical <em>She Loves You</em> 'coming in 2022'

New Beatles musical She Loves You 'coming in 2022'

Photos: Royal Shakespeare Company at 60

Photos: Royal Shakespeare Company at 60

Open-air theatres pen letter to culture secretary asking to open 'at the earliest opportunity' in Spring

Open-air theatres pen letter to culture secretary asking to open 'at the earliest opportunity' in Spring

RSC to partner with BroadwayHD to provide almost 30 streamed shows

RSC to partner with BroadwayHD to provide almost 30 streamed shows

National Theatre, RSC, Southbank Centre and more receive major Cultural Recovery Fund loans

National Theatre, RSC, Southbank Centre and more receive major Cultural Recovery Fund loans

RSC and Nottingham Playhouse to present shows online as tier three rules close venues to audiences

RSC and Nottingham Playhouse to present shows online as tier three rules close venues to audiences

Royal Shakespeare Company to re-open for season of socially distanced and live-streamed shows

Royal Shakespeare Company to re-open for season of socially distanced and live-streamed shows

<em>The Boy in the Dress</em> musical cast album details announced

The Boy in the Dress musical cast album details announced

<em>The Show Must Go On! Live</em> West End concerts unveil initial cast and extra dates

The Show Must Go On! Live West End concerts unveil initial cast and extra dates

Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2020 announced – including Sam Tutty, Shan Ako and more

Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2020 announced – including Sam Tutty, Shan Ako and more

<em>Educating Rita</em> producer takes to Twitter to offer show to UK venues as part of new tour

Educating Rita producer takes to Twitter to offer show to UK venues as part of new tour

Ewan McGregor and Cate Blanchett to star in Netflix's <em>Pinocchio</em> musical film

Ewan McGregor and Cate Blanchett to star in Netflix's Pinocchio musical film

The Stage Debut Awards nominees revealed including Robbie Williams, Wendell Pierce and Aimee Lou Wood

The Stage Debut Awards nominees revealed including Robbie Williams, Wendell Pierce and Aimee Lou Wood

RSC's artistic director Gregory Doran on navigating the Covid crisis, converting the theatre into a cinema and more

RSC's artistic director Gregory Doran on navigating the Covid crisis, converting the theatre into a cinema and more

RSC announces online conversation series with Judi Dench, Ray Fearon, David Tennant and more

RSC announces online conversation series with Judi Dench, Ray Fearon, David Tennant and more

Stage and screen star Ian Holm has died aged 88

Stage and screen star Ian Holm has died aged 88

RSC postpones planned 2020 performances and cancels Barbican run in London

RSC postpones planned 2020 performances and cancels Barbican run in London

RSC launches #ShareYourShakespeare project to mark Shakespeare's birthday

RSC launches #ShareYourShakespeare project to mark Shakespeare's birthday

RSC closes until at least 30 June and cancels all Swan Theatre summer shows

RSC closes until at least 30 June and cancels all Swan Theatre summer shows

RSC's <em>The Winter's Tale</em> 2021 tour dates announced

RSC's The Winter's Tale 2021 tour dates announced

RSC's <em>The Comedy of Errors</em> cast joining Miles Jupp announced

RSC's The Comedy of Errors cast joining Miles Jupp announced

Deborah Warner announced as new Ustinov Studio artistic director

Deborah Warner announced as new Ustinov Studio artistic director

Competition: win a family ticket to the RSC's <em>The Boy in the Dress</em> in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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Competition: win a family ticket to the RSC's The Boy in the Dress in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Did <em>The Boy in the Dress</em> score a goal with the critics?

Review Round-Ups

Did The Boy in the Dress score a goal with the critics?

Review: <em>The Boy in the Dress</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: The Boy in the Dress (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

<em>Educating Rita</em> to embark on 40th anniversary UK tour

Educating Rita to embark on 40th anniversary UK tour

Review: <em>A Museum in Baghdad</em> (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: A Museum in Baghdad (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Competition: win tickets to the RSC <em>Timon of Athens</em> screening in Central London

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Competition: win tickets to the RSC Timon of Athens screening in Central London

<em>Death of a Salesman</em> at 70 – a glance through the ages

Death of a Salesman at 70 – a glance through the ages

50 of the most eagerly anticipated theatre shows

50 of the most eagerly anticipated theatre shows

Casting announced for <em>Daddy Long Legs</em> at The Barn Theatre

Casting announced for Daddy Long Legs at The Barn Theatre

Review: <em>Measure for Measure</em> (Stratford-Upon-Avon)

Review: Measure for Measure (Stratford-Upon-Avon)

Review: <em>Crooked Dances</em> (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: Crooked Dances (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: <em>Venice Preserved</em> (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: Venice Preserved (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: <em>Kunene and the King</em> (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Review: Kunene and the King (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Review: <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: The Taming of the Shrew (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: <em>As You Like It</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

RSC to tour three shows in rep to six venues

RSC to tour three shows in rep to six venues

How to Make a Musical: Seeing is believing

How to Make a Musical: Seeing is believing

Review: <em>Timon of Athens</em> (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Review: Timon of Athens (Swan Theatre, RSC)

RSC announces rep company summer 2019 season

RSC announces rep company summer 2019 season

Jude Owusu: 'I want people to understand why Tamburlaine does the things he does'

Jude Owusu: 'I want people to understand why Tamburlaine does the things he does'

<em>The Merry Wives of Windsor</em>: first look at the RSC's garish version

The Merry Wives of Windsor: first look at the RSC's garish version

Review: <em>Imperium, Parts I and II</em> (Gielgud Theatre)

Review: Imperium, Parts I and II (Gielgud Theatre)

David Edgar: 'Who knows? Perhaps I'll audition for Falstaff'

David Edgar: 'Who knows? Perhaps I'll audition for Falstaff'

20 Instagram accounts every theatre lover should be following

20 Instagram accounts every theatre lover should be following

David Edgar's <em>Maydays</em> to be revived by the RSC

David Edgar's Maydays to be revived by the RSC

Review: <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

RSC's <em>Macbeth</em> with Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack transfers to Barbican in new season

RSC's Macbeth with Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack transfers to Barbican in new season

Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack rehearse RSC's <em>Macbeth</em> – exclusive first look

Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack rehearse RSC's Macbeth – exclusive first look

Kathryn Hunter to lead RSC's <em>Timon of Athens</em> in new winter season

Kathryn Hunter to lead RSC's Timon of Athens in new winter season

Joan Iyiola cast in RSC's <em>Duchess of Malfi</em>

Joan Iyiola cast in RSC's Duchess of Malfi

Review: <em>A Christmas Carol</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: A Christmas Carol (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Josette Simon: 'I don't like labels: you're not a TV actor or a theatre actor'

Josette Simon: 'I don't like labels: you're not a TV actor or a theatre actor'

RSC announces lead casting for <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

RSC announces lead casting for Romeo and Juliet

Sope Dirisu: 'I didn't go to drama school and I wouldn't change that'

Sope Dirisu: 'I didn't go to drama school and I wouldn't change that'

Peter Hall: yesterday's pioneer is today's past

Peter Hall: yesterday's pioneer is today's past

Peter Hall achieved his remarkable vision despite opposition on all sides

Peter Hall achieved his remarkable vision despite opposition on all sides

Review: <em>Kingdom Come</em> (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: Kingdom Come (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Peter Hall dies aged 86

Peter Hall dies aged 86

Christopher Eccleston to star as Macbeth in new RSC season

Christopher Eccleston to star as Macbeth in new RSC season

Exclusive: First look at Kara Tointon and Adrian Edmondson in <em>Twelfth Night</em>

Exclusive: First look at Kara Tointon and Adrian Edmondson in Twelfth Night

Casting announced for RSC's <em>Imperium</em> plays

Casting announced for RSC's Imperium plays

Michelle Terry is a strong choice for the Globe – but she's not a safe bet

Michelle Terry is a strong choice for the Globe – but she's not a safe bet

Cast announced for RSC's <em>Coriolanus</em>

Cast announced for RSC's Coriolanus

David Tennant, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen: The best photos from the RSC's public archive

David Tennant, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen: The best photos from the RSC's public archive

Matthew Tennyson: 'I hope gender fluid casting is the future of theatre'

Matthew Tennyson: 'I hope gender fluid casting is the future of theatre'

Tom Morton-Smith: 'I don't know if I handled the success of <em>Oppenheimer</em> very well'

Tom Morton-Smith: 'I don't know if I handled the success of Oppenheimer very well'

Review: <em>Snow in Midsummer</em> (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: Snow in Midsummer (Stratford-upon-Avon)

<em>Matilda</em> to embark on UK tour?

Matilda to embark on UK tour?

Review: <em>The Hypocrite</em> (Hull Truck Theatre)

Review: The Hypocrite (Hull Truck Theatre)

Exclusive: Caroline Quentin and Mark Addy rehearse <em>The Hypocrite</em>

Exclusive: Caroline Quentin and Mark Addy rehearse The Hypocrite

Ten great things in <em>The Play's The Thing</em>

Ten great things in The Play's The Thing

Exclusive first look: Simon Russell Beale rehearses <em>The Tempest</em>

Exclusive first look: Simon Russell Beale rehearses The Tempest

Harriet Walter: I worried playing Shakespeare's male roles would be a vanity exercise

Harriet Walter: I worried playing Shakespeare's male roles would be a vanity exercise

Matt Trueman: Artists like Kate Tempest expand our horizons

Matt Trueman: Artists like Kate Tempest expand our horizons

Review: <em>The Rover</em> (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: The Rover (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Royal Shakespeare Company announces new season

Royal Shakespeare Company announces new season

Review: <em>King Lear</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

90 Seconds With: Blanche McIntyre

90 Seconds With: Blanche McIntyre

Review: <em>Always Orange</em>/<em>Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier</em> (RSC)

Review: Always Orange/Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier (RSC)

Mark Quartley to join Simon Russell Beale in <em>The Tempest</em>

Mark Quartley to join Simon Russell Beale in The Tempest

Come and help us open the Fairy Portal

Come and help us open the Fairy Portal

Will Tuckett, kicking off the lycra

Will Tuckett, kicking off the lycra

Regional Theatre Focus: Head of Armoury at the RSC

Regional Theatre Focus: Head of Armoury at the RSC

Prince Charles to perform as part of <em>Shakespeare Live!</em>

Prince Charles to perform as part of Shakespeare Live!

Gregory Doran: 'Shakespeare was an outsider'

Gregory Doran: 'Shakespeare was an outsider'

Regional Theatre Focus: Backstage at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Regional Theatre Focus: Backstage at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

<em>Hamlet</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Hamlet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Michael Boyd: 'I was either going to become a really annoying actor, or a director'

Michael Boyd: 'I was either going to become a really annoying actor, or a director'

RSC's The Other Place to reopen in March

RSC's The Other Place to reopen in March

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Hong Kong

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Hong Kong

WhatsOnStage's Sita McIntosh appointed Chair of Tonic Theatre

WhatsOnStage's Sita McIntosh appointed Chair of Tonic Theatre

Postcards from RSC's <em>King and Country</em> in Shanghai

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Shanghai

<em>The Herbal Bed</em> (Royal & Derngate, Northampton)

The Herbal Bed (Royal & Derngate, Northampton)

Shakespeare 400: calendar of events

Shakespeare 400: calendar of events

Casting announced for national tour of <em>The Herbal Bed</em>

Casting announced for national tour of The Herbal Bed

<em>RSC Shakespeare on Screen</em> to feature Vanessa Redgrave in <em>As You Like It</em>

RSC Shakespeare on Screen to feature Vanessa Redgrave in As You Like It

Paapa Essiedu and Tanya Moodie among cast of RSC's <em>Hamlet</em>

Paapa Essiedu and Tanya Moodie among cast of RSC's Hamlet

WhatsOnStage Advent Calendar: Day 10

WhatsOnStage Advent Calendar: Day 10

Ben Hewis: Learning to fly with the RSC

Ben Hewis: Learning to fly with the RSC

Ayesha Dharker stars in RSC's <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>

Ayesha Dharker stars in RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Casting announced for RSC's <em>Wendy and Peter Pan</em>

Casting announced for RSC's Wendy and Peter Pan

See the Royal Shakespeare Company's residency at the Barbican

See the Royal Shakespeare Company's residency at the Barbican

RSC reveals cast for <em>Love for Love</em> and <em>Queen Anne</em>

RSC reveals cast for Love for Love and Queen Anne

Full company announced for <em>The Wars of the Roses</em> season

Full company announced for The Wars of the Roses season

New cast announced for <em>Matilda The Musical</em>

New cast announced for Matilda The Musical

Mark Gatiss: 'The West End is pricing itself to death'

Mark Gatiss: 'The West End is pricing itself to death'

Rufus Hound joins Nunn's <em>Wars of the Roses</em>

Rufus Hound joins Nunn's Wars of the Roses

Initial casting announced for <em>Wars of the Roses</em> at Rose Theatre Kingston

Initial casting announced for Wars of the Roses at Rose Theatre Kingston

RSC announces amateur companies for <em>Dream</em> tour

RSC announces amateur companies for Dream tour

Tim Minchin performs 'When I Grow Up' from <em>Matilda</em>

Tim Minchin performs 'When I Grow Up' from Matilda

Trevor Nunn: 'Shakespeare invented the box set'

Trevor Nunn: 'Shakespeare invented the box set'

Trevor Nunn revives <em>Wars of the Roses</em> trilogy at Kingston Rose

Trevor Nunn revives Wars of the Roses trilogy at Kingston Rose

20 Questions: Hugh Quarshie – 'I want to swap places with Lewis Hamilton'

20 Questions: Hugh Quarshie – 'I want to swap places with Lewis Hamilton'

Douglas Boyd and Garsington Opera: 'It's every day of my life'

Douglas Boyd and Garsington Opera: 'It's every day of my life'

Full cast announced for Trevor Nunn's RSC <em>Volpone</em>

Full cast announced for Trevor Nunn's RSC Volpone

Casting announced for <em>The Dead Monkey</em>

Casting announced for The Dead Monkey

Full casting announced for <em>The Trial</em> at the Young Vic

Full casting announced for The Trial at the Young Vic

Exclusive: Cast rehearse RSC's <em>Merchant of Venice</em>

Exclusive: Cast rehearse RSC's Merchant of Venice

Love's Sacrifice (Swan Theatre)

Love's Sacrifice (Swan Theatre)

David Tennant to host BBC Shakespeare celebration

David Tennant to host BBC Shakespeare celebration

Rattigan's <em>Flare Path</em> revived for national tour

Rattigan's Flare Path revived for national tour

Exclusive: Cast announced for <em>Closer to Heaven</em> at the Union Theatre

Exclusive: Cast announced for Closer to Heaven at the Union Theatre

RSC's <em>Death of a Salesman</em> transfers to West End

RSC's Death of a Salesman transfers to West End

Death of a Salesman (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)

Death of a Salesman (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)

Oppenheimer (Vaudeville Theatre)

Oppenheimer (Vaudeville Theatre)

The Jew of Malta (Swan Theatre, RSC)

The Jew of Malta (Swan Theatre, RSC)

How stagey are you? Matthew Kelly vs Catrin Stewart

How stagey are you? Matthew Kelly vs Catrin Stewart

David Tennant reprises Richard II at Barbican

David Tennant reprises Richard II at Barbican

RSC <em>Oppenheimer</em> comes to West End in March

RSC Oppenheimer comes to West End in March

Exclusive: Patsy Ferran cast in RSC's <em>Merchant of Venice</em>

Exclusive: Patsy Ferran cast in RSC's Merchant of Venice

20 Questions: Lucian Msamati – 'Hold your nerve when holding it is the hardest thing to do'

20 Questions: Lucian Msamati – 'Hold your nerve when holding it is the hardest thing to do'

RSC to stage second relaxed performance of <em>Matilda</em>

RSC to stage second relaxed performance of Matilda

Alan Howard at the RSC – in pictures

Alan Howard at the RSC – in pictures

Tributes paid to RSC 'icon' Alan Howard, who has died aged 77

Tributes paid to RSC 'icon' Alan Howard, who has died aged 77

<em>Carrie</em> musical to play at Southwark Playhouse

Carrie musical to play at Southwark Playhouse

Michael Coveney: Royal 'Sher-speare' Company makes plans as Dame Diana goes solo

Michael Coveney: Royal 'Sher-speare' Company makes plans as Dame Diana goes solo

Antony Sher to play King Lear at RSC

Antony Sher to play King Lear at RSC

Macbeth (The Vaults, Waterloo)

Macbeth (The Vaults, Waterloo)

RSC plans to reopen The Other Place in 2016

RSC plans to reopen The Other Place in 2016

Number of productions at subsidised theatres rises despite cuts

Number of productions at subsidised theatres rises despite cuts

Award-winning actress Geraldine McEwan dies aged 82

Award-winning actress Geraldine McEwan dies aged 82

Cast announced for tour of RSC's <em>Mad World My Masters</em>

Cast announced for tour of RSC's Mad World My Masters

Mark Strong and Helen McCrory win at Critics' Circle Awards

Mark Strong and Helen McCrory win at Critics' Circle Awards

Actor Barrie Ingham dies aged 82

Actor Barrie Ingham dies aged 82

Oppenheimer (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Oppenheimer (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Guest Blog: 'Oppenheimer's is a story we should all know better'

Guest Blog: 'Oppenheimer's is a story we should all know better'

Casting announced for RSC's summer season at Swan Theatre

Casting announced for RSC's summer season at Swan Theatre

The Shoemaker's Holiday (Swan Theatre, RSC)

The Shoemaker's Holiday (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Harriet Walter joins Antony Sher in RSC's <em>Death of a Salesman</em>

Harriet Walter joins Antony Sher in RSC's Death of a Salesman

Full cast announced for 2015 tour of <em>The King's Speech</em>

Full cast announced for 2015 tour of The King's Speech

The Christmas Truce (Royal Shakespeare Company)

The Christmas Truce (Royal Shakespeare Company)

The Iron Curtain Trilogy (Cockpit Theatre)

The Iron Curtain Trilogy (Cockpit Theatre)

<em>Richard II</em> helped RSC reach 1.7m audience in 2013-14

Richard II helped RSC reach 1.7m audience in 2013-14

The Witch of Edmonton (Swan Theatre, RSC)

The Witch of Edmonton (Swan Theatre, RSC)

First look at the cast of the RSC's <em>Witch of Edmonton</em> in action

First look at the cast of the RSC's Witch of Edmonton in action

Love's Labour's Won (RSC)

Love's Labour's Won (RSC)

<em>Love's Labour's Lost</em> (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Love's Labour's Lost (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Katie Mitchell talks Europe, climate change and honouring Chekhov's radicalism

Katie Mitchell talks Europe, climate change and honouring Chekhov's radicalism

Catherine Love: My top theatre picks for autumn

Catherine Love: My top theatre picks for autumn

Scottish actor Peter Grimes dies aged 48

Scottish actor Peter Grimes dies aged 48

Cast: National Theatre's <em>Curious Incident</em> Tour

Cast: National Theatre's Curious Incident Tour

<em>Early One Morning</em> follows <em>Journey's End</em> at the Octagon

Early One Morning follows Journey's End at the Octagon

HOME appoints Jasper Gilbert and Kevin Jamieson

HOME appoints Jasper Gilbert and Kevin Jamieson

Barbican to stage three-week Beckett Season

Barbican to stage three-week Beckett Season

<em>Matilda</em> holds gala performance for Children in Need

Matilda holds gala performance for Children in Need

Kim Criswell stars in <em>Cat On A Hot Tin Roof</em> revival

Kim Criswell stars in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof revival

The White Devil (RSC)

The White Devil (RSC)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (RSC)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (RSC)

Catherine Love: Surprising spaces and blurred genres at Latitude

Catherine Love: Surprising spaces and blurred genres at Latitude

Craige Els takes over as Miss Trunchbull in <em>Matilda</em>

Craige Els takes over as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda

Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies (Aldwych, West End)

Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies (Aldwych, West End)

Alex Hassell, the RSC's Prince Hal: 'I want to be measured in the great roles'

Alex Hassell, the RSC's Prince Hal: 'I want to be measured in the great roles'

Arden of Faversham (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Arden of Faversham (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Michael Coveney: On Stratford and Siracusa, Am-Dram, live music and Tommy Cooper

Michael Coveney: On Stratford and Siracusa, Am-Dram, live music and Tommy Cooper

A Life of Galileo (Theatre Royal Bath)

A Life of Galileo (Theatre Royal Bath)

RSC's <em>Wolf Hall</em> and <em>Bring Up the Bodies</em> transfer to Aldwych in May

RSC's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies transfer to Aldwych in May

Michael Coveney: RSC asks, which is Shakespeare’s most popular play? And which is the best?

Michael Coveney: RSC asks, which is Shakespeare’s most popular play? And which is the best?

Michael Coveney: RSC schools <em>Shrew</em> shares the Almeida’s shifting ground

Michael Coveney: RSC schools Shrew shares the Almeida’s shifting ground

RSC marks First World War centenary with <em>Love's Labour's</em> double bill

RSC marks First World War centenary with Love's Labour's double bill

RSC's <em>Wolf Hall</em> and <em>Bring Up the Bodies</em> transfers to West End?

RSC's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies transfers to West End?

Wolf Hall (RSC)

Wolf Hall (RSC)

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