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THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY / Image: The Taming of the Shrew / Photographer: Simon Annand

Image: The Taming of the Shrew
Photographer: Simon Annand
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Text-based: Heavy|Theatre|New writing

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Medium to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Michael Boyd

ARTISTIC POLICY
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) principle objectives, laid down in the Royal Charter, are to conserve, advance, and disseminate the dramatic heritage of Shakespeare, and to advance and improve dramatic art throughout the world. The RSC produces and presents dramatic performances of all kinds, including productions of plays by Shakespeare, by other classic playwrights, and new plays. Alongside the performances are educational activities for schools, colleges and communities.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Gregory Doran's superb production...[is] one of the most purely entertaining Hamlets I have ever seen.
Sunday Times (Hamlet)
This is the kind of production the RSC was created for...Gregory Doran is one of the great Shakespearians of his generation...company acting at its best.
Sunday Times (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
This is as good a Taming as you'll find, richly enjoyable and discovering more in the play than you'd ever suspect.
The Spectator (The Taming Of The Shrew)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare – Directed by Tim Carroll
The Taming of the Shrew  by William Shakespeare – Directed by Michael Boyd
A Midsummer Nights Dream, Hamlet and Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare – directed by Gregory Doran
The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes by Adriano Shaplin directed by Elizabeth Freestone
The Cordelia Dream by Marina Carr directed by Selina Cartmell
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare – directed by Neil Bartlett
Don John (the RSC in association with Kneehigh Theatre) directed by Emma Rice

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Othello by William Shakespeare directed by Kathryn Hunter
The Tempest (the RSC in association with Baxter Theatre Centre) by William Shakespeare
The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare directed by David Farr
As You Like It by William Shakespeare directed by Michael Boyd
Julius Casear by William Shakespeare directed by Lucy Bailey
The Drunks by Mikhail and Vsyacheslav Durnenkov directed by Antony Neilson
The Grain Store by Natal’ia Vorozhbit directed by Michael Boyd
The Comedy of Errors- Young People's Shakespeare (the RSC in association with Told By An Idiot)

WRAP-AROUND
A range of educational workshops and events tailored to meet the individual requirements of venues.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 USA: Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Pericles
2007/8 Singapore,Australia, New Zealand, USA: King Lear, The Seagull
2007 Spain: Coriolanus
2007 Canada: Penelopiad

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request