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Thursday 3rd April to Saturday 27th September
2008 |
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a bride is won with an enemy's money, the
debt must be repaid. As bonds of friendship
are put to the test, either love or hatred
could triumph in Shakespeare’s unsettling
comedy. Angus Wright returns to the RSC
to play Shylock having last appeared with
the Company in the 1999 production of Stephen
Poliakoff's Talk of the City. He has since
appeared extensively at the National Theatre,
most recently in War Horse, Saint Joan and
The Seagull, whilst his television work
includes Waking the Dead, Hotel Babylon
and Cambridge Spies. Georgina Rich, whose
previous theatre credits include Much Ado
About Nothing and Edward Bond's Lear for
Sheffield Theatres, as well as the role
of Baby in the stage version of Dirty Dancing,
makes her RSC debut as Portia. Amara Karan,
seen recently in the films St Trinian's
and The Darjeeling Limited, also makes her
first appearance with the Company to play
Jessica. Tim Carroll directs his first production
for the RSC having been an Associate Director
of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, where he
directed Richard II, Romeo and Juliet, The
Tempest and Twelfth Night, which won the
Evening Standard, Olivier, Time Out and
Critics’ Circle Awards. Matinees
available. Assisted performances on 7 June,
18 June, 21 June. Times vary, check our
calendar pages in April,
May, June,
July, August
& September.
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Thursday 24th April to Thursday 25th September
2008 |
| The
flamboyant Petruchio wins the unruly Kate's
hand in marriage. Will his unconventional
methods succeed in curing her temper and
scolding tongue? Shakespeare explores the
sexual politics of marriage in one of his
earliest and most controversial comedies.
Michelle Gomez joins the RSC for the first
time to play Kate. She is perhaps best known
for her role in the Channel 4 comedy Green
Wing, while her most recent stage appearance
was in the acclaimed West End production
of Boeing Boeing at The Comedy Theatre.
Stephen Boxer returns to the company to
play Petruchio, having last appeared with
the RSC in the 1999 production of Bartholomew
Fair. His other RSC credits include the
role of Angelo in Michael Boyd's 1998 production
of Measure for Measure, whilst his many
television credits include his current role
as Dr Joe Fenton in BBC1's Doctors. The
Taming of the Shrew is directed by Conall
Morrison, whose production of Macbeth played
in the Swan Theatre in 2007. Conall is an
Associate Artist of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
where his productions include The Bacchae
of Baghdad, Hamlet and his own adaptation
of Patrick Kavanagh's Tarry Flynn. He also
recently directed La Traviata for the ENO
at the Coliseum in London. Matinees
available. Assisted performances on 11th
June, 5th July, 7th August. Times vary,
check our calendar pages in April,
May, June,
July, August
& September.
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | |
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Friday 9th May to Thursday 13th November 2008 |
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feast of magic, music, humour and spectacle,
A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's
best-loved comedies. The boundaries between
reality and imagination merge as the characters
find themselves caught in a web of magic
in the Athenian woods. This production revives
Gregory Doran's hugely popular and critically
acclaimed show from the 2005 Comedies Season.
Joe Dixon, who played Oberon in the 2005
production, returns to the Company to take
the role of Bottom. His other RSC credits
include Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy
of Errors, also part of the 2005 Comedies
Season, as well as Paris in The Roman Actor
(2003) and Mendoza in The Malcontent (2002).
The role of Oberon will be played by Peter
de Jersey, who last performed with the Company
as Antiochus in Believe What You Will, Evander
in A New Way To Please You and Macro in
Sejanus: His Fall, all as part of the 2005
Gunpowder Season. Also returning to the
Company is Mark Hadfield, who takes the
role of Puck following his most recent RSC
performance as Chaucer in The Canterbury
Tales (2005). Mark's other theatre credits
include 39 Steps for Yorkshire Playhouse
and Don Juan for the Peter Hall Company,
as well as his recent performance as Grivet
in the National Theatre's production of
Therese Raquin. Making her RSC debut as
Hermia is Kathryn Drysdale. Perhaps best
known for her role as Louise in BBC 2's
comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of
Crisps, she has also recently appeared in
the film St Trinian's, as well as performing
in Catch at the Royal Court Theatre.
Matinees available. Assisted performances
on 12th, 15th & 16th July. Times vary,
check our calendar pages in May,
June, July,
August, September,
October &
November.
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Thursday 24th July to Saturday 15th November
2008 |
| Shakespeare's
great tragedy of a young man haunted by
his father's ghost and driven to the edge
of madness in his obsession to avenge his
death. David Tennant returns to the RSC
to play the title role, directed by RSC
Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran.
David last appeared with the RSC as Romeo
in Romeo and Juliet and Antipholus of Syracuse
in The Comedy of Errors in 2000. As well
as acting extensively on the stage, most
recently in The Pillowman at the National
Theatre, David has become a household name
as the tenth actor to portray Dr Who. His
other TV and film role include Casanova,
Blackpool, Bright Young Things and Barty
Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire. This season he also appears as
Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost. Patrick
Stewart returns to the RSC to play Claudius.
He last appeared with the Company to great
acclaim during the Complete Works Festival
as Antony in Antony and Cleopatra and Prospero
in The Tempest. Assisted performances on
6 September, 20 September, 24 October. Matinees
available. Assisted performances on 6th,
20th September & 24th October. Times
vary, check our calendar pages in July,
August, September,
October &
November.
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Thursday 2nd October to Saturday 15th November
2008 |
| The
King of Navarre and the nobles of his court
vow to study, fast, sleep little and see
no ladies for three years. However, when
the Princess of France and her ladies arrive
in the kingdom, the Lords discover their
resolve is more difficult to keep than they
first imagined. Shakespeare's rarely performed,
exuberant comedy explores the power of love
over reason. Love's Labour's Lost is directed
by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory
Doran. His most recent productions for the
RSC include Coriolanus, the final production
in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre prior to
transformation, Merry Wives The Musical,
Venus and Adonis and Antony and Cleopatra,
all part of the Complete Works Festival.
This season he also directs Hamlet and a
revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The
ensemble includes David Tennant. Assisted
performances on 31 October, 10 November,
15 November. Matinees available.
Assisted performances on 6th October, 10th
& 15th November. Times vary, check our
calendar pages in October
& November.
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