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Also Credited As: The Royal Shakespeare Theatre

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Productions

Matilda the MusicalMatilda the Musical
 
[Broadway, 2013]
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Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Play

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Musical

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Matilda The Musical


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Evening Standard Awards - 2008 - Editor's Award for a Shooting Star

The Royal Shakespeare Company

Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Revival of a Play

The Royal Shakespeare Company, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Revival

The Royal Shakespeare Company, All's Well That Ends Well


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Evening Standard Awards - 1981 - Lebedev Special Award

The Royal Shakespeare Company


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Obie Awards - 1975 - Special Citations

The Royal Shakespeare CompanySummerfolk

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New Musical LIFELINE to be Presented at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre in August Photo
New Musical LIFELINE to be Presented at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 24, 2024

Discover the new musical LIFELINE, which tells the story of Alexander Fleming's groundbreaking discovery of penicillin, now playing at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre in NYC. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Spotlight: ISLAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL at Whidbey Island Photo
Spotlight: ISLAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL at Whidbey Island
by BWW Special Offer - Jul 24, 2024

TWO rarely-staged reasons to visit Whidbey Island this summer!
PHILIP QUAST: THE ROAD I TOOK Will Make UK Premiere at Crazy Coqs Photo
PHILIP QUAST: THE ROAD I TOOK Will Make UK Premiere at Crazy Coqs
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024

Philip Quast, a three-time Laurence Olivier Award winner, will star in the UK premiere of PHILIP QUAST: THE ROAD I TOOK, showcasing his illustrious career in musical theatre.
Two Dames Come to The Mill At Sonning in September Photo
Two Dames Come to The Mill At Sonning in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2024

Two of Britain's best-loved theatrical Dames are heading to The Mill at Sonning Theatre. Learn more about the performances here!
How You Know These HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Actors from the Stage Photo
How You Know These HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Actors from the Stage
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 21, 2024

Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Actors include Tony Award winners, current Broadway stars, and Royal Shakespeare Company members. Take a look here to find out which stars you may recognize from the theatre, including Gayle Rankin, Sir Simon Russell Beale, Eve Best, and more.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Queensbury Theatre Photo
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Queensbury Theatre
by Armando Urdiales - Jul 21, 2024

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Queensbury Theatre?
Theatres Around the UK Experience Outages Due to IT Glitch Photo
Theatres Around the UK Experience Outages Due to IT Glitch
by Stephi Wild - Jul 19, 2024

Several theatres around the UK have experienced outages to parts of their website or other operations due to a glitch at Microsoft causing IT issues around the world. 
Alison Larkin Will Embark on UK Tour With GRIEF...A COMEDY Photo
Alison Larkin Will Embark on UK Tour With GRIEF...A COMEDY
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

Alison Larkin, celebrated for her multifaceted career spanning writing, comedy, acting, and narration, is set to embark on a UK tour with her poignant and uproarious show, Grief …A Comedy.
Interview: Meet the Mastermind Behind Broadway Accents and Dialects, Gigi Buffington Photo
Interview: Meet the Mastermind Behind Broadway Accents and Dialects, Gigi Buffington
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Gigi Buffington, Vocal, Text, and Dialect Coach known for her work this Broadway season on the Tony Award-winning Stereophonic and The Outsiders. 
Interview: 'It Feels Genuinely Uplifting': Director Dominic Cooke On Working With Ime Photo
Interview: 'It Feels Genuinely Uplifting': Director Dominic Cooke On Working With Imelda Staunton and The Long Wait For HELLO, DOLLY!
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 9, 2024

Hello, Dolly!, the iconic musical from the 1960s, has returned to the West End. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Dominic Cooke about directing the revival. We discussed what his career as a director has been like, what it has been like to take on this iconic musical and even how the pandemic has had an effect on the work as a whole.
Bartlett Sher Will Direct Broadway-Bound Dolly Parton Musical HELLO, I'M DOLLY Photo
Bartlett Sher Will Direct Broadway-Bound Dolly Parton Musical HELLO, I'M DOLLY
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2024

Tony Award-winning Bartlett Sher is set to direct the recently announced Hello, I’m Dolly, a new musical inspired by the life and career of Dolly Parton. Learn more about the Broadway-bound musical here!
Review: A TENDER THING at Barrington Stage Company Photo
Review: A TENDER THING at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - Jul 1, 2024

The production stars Derek Smith as Romeo and Candy Buckley as Juliet, both of whom are skilled and strong performers. Adept with their characterizations as well as the Shakespearian dialogue. Their embodiment of characters conceived by Shakespeare as teens, but as mature adults is remarkable. They do so completely, and in every conceivable way.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Playwrights Horizons Layoffs & New Appointments: What's Next Photo
Industry Pro Newsletter: Playwrights Horizons Layoffs & New Appointments: What's Next?
by Alex Freeman - Jul 1, 2024

New leadership appointments at Playwrights Horizons and Second Stage signal strategic shifts, while a regionally, new managing directors at STAGES and Creede Repertory Theatre promise fresh visions, the RSC's first London Executive Producer aims to expand its influence.
Guest Blog: 'I Have A Deep Need to Understand These Characters': Movement Director In Photo
Guest Blog: 'I Have A Deep Need to Understand These Characters': Movement Director Ingrid Mackinnon on RSC's SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
by Guest Author - Jun 28, 2024

When I first worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) back in 2017, I was seduced into thinking I had to change my approach to movement because I was working in the “sacred space” of Shakespeare.
Eleanor Lang Appointed Chief Executive of The Shaftesbury Theatre Photo
Eleanor Lang Appointed Chief Executive of The Shaftesbury Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2024

Eleanor Lang has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of The Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End. 
With Additional Dates, MISS SAIGON Lands in Singapore on August 15 Photo
With Additional Dates, MISS SAIGON Lands in Singapore on August 15
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 20, 2024

Cameron Mackintosh’s mega-musical 'Miss Saigon,' which first played at the Kallang Theatre in 2001, returns to Singapore in a reimagined production that’s 'more relevant than ever' (BroadwayWorld). Leading the cast of this new production are Sydney-based actress Abigail Adriano (Kim) and Singapore-raised actress Louisa Vilinne (alternate Kim.)
Ray Fearon Named as President of Rose Bruford College Photo
Ray Fearon Named as President of Rose Bruford College
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2024

Acclaimed actor from stage and screen Ray Fearon has been named as the incoming President of Rose Bruford College. Rose Bruford College is a leading London specialist higher education institution providing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in entertainment arts and production. 
Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren Will Lead First Broadway Production of THE LAST FIVE Y Photo
Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren Will Lead First Broadway Production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 16, 2024

Still hurting over the end of the Broadway season? BroadwayWorld has just learned that that singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will return to Broadway to star as 'Jamie' and 'Cathy' in the first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's beloved THE LAST FIVE YEARS. We have all of the details!
ALAN CUMMING: UNCUT Comes to the State Theatre of New Jersey Photo
ALAN CUMMING: UNCUT Comes to the State Theatre of New Jersey
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024

State Theatre New Jersey will present Alan Cumming: Uncut on Saturday, June 22 at 8pm.
Pentabus Reveals Cast For SEEN Photo
Pentabus Reveals Cast For SEEN
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024

Pentabus has revealed its cast for Seen, a new production from Pentabus Young Writers, including Matthew Bulgo, recently seen alongside Michael Sheen in Nye at the National Theatre, Wales Millenium Centre, and at cinemas as part of National Theatre Live.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has The Royal Shakespeare Company been nominated for?

Best Play (Tony Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Matilda The Musical, Editor's Award for a Shooting Star (Evening Standard Awards), Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Best Revival (Tony Awards) for All's Well That Ends Well, Lebedev Special Award (Evening Standard Awards) and Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Summerfolk.

What awards has The Royal Shakespeare Company won?

The Royal Shakespeare Company has won several prestigious awards, including the Editor's Award for a Shooting Star at the Evening Standard Awards, the Lebedev Special Award also at the Evening Standard Awards, and Special Citations from the Obie Awards for Summerfolk.

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