Audience members said baby’s cooing and gurgling ruined Branagh’s return to the RSC after 30 years, with some seeking refunds
Boatswain! The opening scene of Shakespeare’s seminal play The Tempest, in…
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The Tempest review – Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC in this enchanting production ⊕
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Prospero is reimagined as a conductor in this superbly orchestrated version of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy
Kenneth Branagh is said to have played 35 Shakesp…
17 days ago
Such stuff as dreams are made on: King Charles stuns theatregoers by turning up unannounced to watch Shakespeare's The Tempest at Stratford ⊕
Charles was greeted by the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Tim Cox, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) co-artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey.
24 days ago
Alex Hassell: ‘A wasp flew in my ear in front of Jude Law – he couldn’t see the wasp so just saw me freak out’ ⊕
The Rivals actor on his very skinny ankles, swearing like a sailor, and his enduring love for Marlon Brando
Born in Essex, Alex Hassell, 45, trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He co-fo…
29 days ago
Michael Pennington was an actor of astonishing range, a wise writer and witty company ⊕⊕
Over his kaleidoscopic career, the great Shakespearean was a stalwart of the RSC, co-founded a ‘rock’n’roll’ theatre company and excelled at Chekhov and Pinter
Michael Pennington was what Richard II –…
38 days ago
Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’ ○
The actor on struggling with body image, her U-turn on marriage and her obsession with Instagram dogs
Born in Essex, Juliet Stevenson, 69, studied at Rada and made her film debut in Drowning By Number…
46 days ago
‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC ⊕
The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with her roots. It was like solving a crossword, …
57 days ago
Walking Shadow by Greg Doran review – Shakespeare’s healing power ⊕
After the death of his husband, Antony Sher, the former RSC director embarks on a quest to see every First Folio
This is really two books in one. The first part consists of the diaries written by Anto…
3 months ago
‘Summer is coming!’: Royal Shakespeare Company to stage epic Game of Thrones prequel ⊕
Novelist George RR Martin says RSC is ‘obvious choice’ to put on new play The Mad King, which will open after spring
A new prequel to George RR Martin’s blockbuster fantasy saga Game of Thrones is to …
4 months ago
Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company ⊖
Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role
Alt-rockers Placebo are set to collaborate with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) by scori…