The home of the Royal Shakespeare Company was originally opened in 1932 as the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, being renamed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1961. Along with the adjacent Swan Theatre, the building underwent a multi-million pound transformation project in the early 21st century, reopening with a new thrust-stage auditorium containing more than 1,000 seats.
The home of the Royal Shakespeare Company was originally opened in 1932 as the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, being renamed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1961. Along with the adjacent Swan Theatre, the building underwent a multi-million pound transformation project in the early 21st century, reopening with a new thrust-stage auditorium containing more than 1,000 seats.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre,
Waterside,
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6BB
rsc.org.uk
Telephone: 01789 403449
Othello
Until Sat 23 Nov
New staging of Shakespeare's tragic tale
Twelfth Night
From Thurs 5 Dec
Shakespeare’s bittersweet winter masterpiece
Hamlet
From Sat 8 Feb 2025
New production of Shakespeare's family saga
Sarah Kane's era-defining play...
Posted on Thu 17 Oct
Review: The New Real at RSC’s...
Posted on Fri 11 Oct
The Red Shoes and Twelfth Nigh...
Posted on Wed 02 Oct
Shakespeare and Radiohead coll...
Posted on Thu 26 Sep
The green-eyed monster
Posted on Wed 25 Sep
Review: Northern Ballet's Rome...
Posted on Fri 20 Sep
Keeping it real
Posted on Thu 22 Aug
David Edgar talks about going full circle with his new political...
RSC hosts dance for first time...
Posted on Wed 14 Aug
Making An Entrance
Posted on Tue 23 Jul
Review: The School For Scandal...
Posted on Wed 10 Jul
Review: Kyoto
Posted on Wed 26 Jun
Merry Happy Returns
Posted on Thu 23 May
Full casting announced for Kyo...
Posted on Thu 02 May
Review: The Buddha of Suburbia...
Posted on Wed 01 May
Hanif Kureishi’s novel brought to life on the stage...
Review: Love Labour's Lost at...
Posted on Fri 19 Apr
Labour of Love
Posted on Mon 25 Mar
RSC celebrates Shakespeare's b...
Posted on Mon 18 Mar
RSC announce full cast for The...
Posted on Mon 04 Mar
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dr...
Posted on Wed 14 Feb
A production that's sure to cast a spell on you...
Andrew Leveson appointed Execu...
Posted on Thu 08 Feb
Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey...
Posted on Tue 16 Jan
The RSC presents an uproarious...
Posted on Wed 13 Dec 2023
Full casting announced for A M...
Posted on Tue 05 Dec 2023
Review: The Box Of Delights
Posted on Thu 09 Nov 2023
RSC announces reopening of Sus...
Posted on Tue 07 Nov 2023
A galloping adventure: Cowbois...
Posted on Wed 25 Oct 2023
A joyous wild west adventure
What's in the box?
Posted on Tue 24 Oct 2023
A world of wonder awaits RSC audiences this Christmas...
Royal Shakespeare Company anno...
Posted on Thu 19 Oct 2023
Review: The Merchant Of Venice...
Posted on Wed 27 Sep 2023
Book soon to catch this profound and spellbinding performance.
All queer on the western front...
Posted on Sun 24 Sep 2023
“sexy trans masculine cowboys and queer working-class women”
Royal Shakespeare Company rele...
Posted on Thu 14 Sep 2023
RSC review: This is a Macbeth...
Posted on Thu 31 Aug 2023
Review: The Empress
Posted on Thu 24 Aug 2023
Bringing tightly woven, contrasting stories to the RSC’s Swan The...
Booking open for RSC's festive...
Posted on Wed 09 Aug 2023
A modern Macbeth
Posted on Mon 24 Jul 2023
RSC announces full cast for Ma...
Posted on Mon 03 Jul 2023
Review: The RSC’s As You Like...
Posted on Wed 28 Jun 2023
The play comes complete with plenty of surprises and moments of...
Royal Shakespeare Company anno...
Posted on Mon 19 Jun 2023
RSC's production of All's Well...
Posted on Wed 14 Jun 2023
Reuben Joseph and Valene Kane...
Posted on Tue 13 Jun 2023
RSC host summer of family-frie...
Posted on Thu 08 Jun 2023
As he likes it
Posted on Thu 25 May 2023
Omar Elerian talks about his playful approach to one of Shakespea...
A familiar Shakespeare product...
Posted on Thu 04 May 2023
A familiar Shakespeare production - with a twist.
Royal Shakespeare Company cele...
Posted on Wed 03 May 2023
At The Forest’s Edge launches...
Posted on Thu 27 Apr 2023
Live at the RSC returns to the...
Posted on Wed 12 Apr 2023
RSC celebrates Shakespeare's b...
Posted on Tue 04 Apr 2023
Julius Caesar: RSC offers some...
Posted on Wed 29 Mar 2023
Don’t miss this dazzling and thought-provoking production.
Shakespearean tragedy
Posted on Fri 24 Mar 2023
A popular lockdown read is adapted for the stage...
Geraldine James plays Rosalind...
Posted on Thu 23 Mar 2023
Gender mender
Posted on Tue 14 Mar 2023
Royal Shakespeare Company anno...
Posted on Mon 06 Mar 2023
Casting announced for world st...
Posted on Mon 27 Feb 2023
Power Trip
Posted on Tue 21 Feb 2023
Brutus and Cassius are reimagined as female characters in the RSC...
Royal Shakespeare Company anno...
Posted on Tue 21 Feb 2023
Including two world stage premieres, a new co-commission and a ti...
RSC open submissions for outdo...
Posted on Thu 02 Feb 2023
Tulip Festival to support RSC...
Posted on Thu 26 Jan 2023
Casting announced for Royal Sh...
Posted on Wed 18 Jan 2023
The Royal Shakespeare Company...
Posted on Mon 09 Jan 2023
Submissions now open for RSC's...
Posted on Wed 04 Jan 2023
Richard Goulding at the RSC
Richard Goulding’s acting career got off to a flying start almost...
What's in the box?
Director Justin Audibert talks to What’s On about returning to the...
Keeping Faith
Coventry City of Culture Trust has teamed up with the Royal Shakes...
A Comedy For Our Time
Phillip Breen chats to What’s On about The Comedy Of Errors openin...
Living the Dream
RSC Director of Digital Development, Sarah Ellis, talks about the...
Gregory Doran talks tales for...
The RSC’s upcoming programme invites audiences into its main theat...