Royal Shakespeare Company News

This Spring, the Royal Shakespeare Company will hand over its channels to the global community, in the largest ever celebration of Shakespeare by audiences in its history.

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter. This time he is reading Sonnet 26.

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter, with Sonnet 73.

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter. This time he is reading Sonnet 25. Watch the video below!

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter. This time he is reading Sonnet 24.

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter. This time he is reading Sonnet 23.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) today (Thursday 9 April 2020) announced that all performances, events and activities will be cancelled up to and including Tuesday 30 June 2020.

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Arthur Miller. Today's play, Death of a Salesman!

The Show Must Go Online today announced the full cast for their upcoming livestreamed reading of William Shakespeare's Henry VI Part II. Rob Myles directs Jack Baldwin (Duke of Suffolk), Lynsey Beauchamp (Duke of Gloucester), Will Block (King Henry VI), Alix Dunmore (Earl of Warwick) and more.

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter. This time he is reading Sonnet 16.

Kiln Theatre has cancelled A Museum in Baghdad.

Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay posts on Twitter, with Sonnet 8.

To mark World Theatre Day (Friday 27 March), the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is inviting people to join a live 'watch along' from their living rooms on Saturday 11 April of a recording of their 2017 production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night.

Patrick Stewart returned today with another of Shakespeare's sonnets to lift the spirits of his social media followers.

To mark World Theatre Day (Friday 27 March), the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is inviting people to join a live 'watch along' from their living rooms on Saturday 11 April of a recording of their 2017 production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, featuring Adrian Edmondson as Malvolio and Kara Tointon as Olivia.

Sir Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay series on Twitter with Sonnet 3.

Sir Patrick Stewart is continuing his #ASonnetADay series on Twitter with Sonnet 2. Sebastian Arcelus has also taken up reading Shakespeare on Twitter. Watch his rendition of Sonnet 105!

At a time when social distancing is keeping us from live theatre, Patrick Stewart is doing his part by reading Shakespeare on Twitter!

From today arts lovers can sign up for a no obligation 30-day free trial on Marquee TV, the international multi-genre performing arts streaming service. In collaboration with the Royal Opera House and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Marquee TV will bring you the very best of the performing arts on demand.

Responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, Executive Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Catherine Mallyon, said: