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Shakespeare Company [16
FEB 01] FOUR
HUNDRED YEARS OF TWELFTH NIGHT
The 400th anniversary of one
of William Shakespeare’s most popular comedies will be celebrated
this year by re-building the main stage at the RSC in Stratford.
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[27
NOV 00] RSC
BRINGS IN THE EXPERTS FOR REBUILD
Work is starting on a £3
million feasibility study of ways to develop the Royal Shakespeare
Company’s theatres and workshops in Stratford. MORE
[21
SEP 00] STRATFORD
GETS FIRST CHANCE TO SEE BLACK KING
The first black King of England will be crowned
in Warwickshire in November. David Oyelowo, whose family comes from
Nigeria, will take the lead role in Richard Vl. MORE
[25
JUL 00] SHAKESPEARE
SCHOOL DOUBLES IN SIZE
A
Shakespeare School will double in size this year - but not one local
teacher will be involved in the project. MORE
[25
MAY 00] RSC
WINS GRANT FOR VISION OF FUTURE
The Royal Shakespeare Company received a £750,000
boost to its Stratford redevelopment dream today when it was awarded
an Arts Council lottery grant. MORE
[31
MAR 00] RSC
TO
TOUR UNITED STATES
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to take five of its UK productions to three
cities across the United States in Summer 2000. MORE
[22
MAR 00] RSC
Looks Forward To Bumper Summer
The Royal Shakespeare Company is looking forward to a bumper summer
after advanced ticket sales topped the £2 million mark. MORE
[29 JUL 99] £50M REBUILD FOR ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford upon Avon is planning to embark on a huge
multi-million pound rebuilding programme. MORE
[07 JUN 99] RSC OPENS NEW BOX OFFICE & TELEPHONE SYSTEM
The Royal Shakespeare Company's new Box Office and telephone system will be up and
running from 8 June 1999. MORE
[04 JUN 99] HARRIET WALTER CAST AS LADY MACBETH AR RSC
Royal Shakespeare Company Associate Artist Harriet Waiter rejoins the company to play
Lady Macbeth in a major new production of Macbeth, directed by Gregory Doran, to open in
the Swan Theatre in November 1999 as part of the RSC's Winter Season for the Millennium.
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[17 APR 99] RSC TO HOST FIVE DAY THEATRE FESTIVAL
Discover how bodies can be transformed, try your hand at stage fighting, dance 10 to
the bar, find your voice and look at gender bending in Shakespeare.... MORE
[19 APR 99]RSC ACTORS NOMINATED FOR IAN CHARLESON AWARD
Three RSC actors have been nominated for this year's Sunday Times/Royal National
Theatre lan Charleson Award for young actors in classical theatre. MORE
[22 MAR 99] RSC MUSIC DIRECTOR WINS OSCAR
The RSC's Head of Music Stephen Warbeck was today celebrating after his triumph at the
Oscars. The RSC music maestro won the Oscar for the Best Original or Comedy Musical Score
for his soundtrack of Shakespeare In Love. MORE
[19 MAR 99] RSC TO IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
A £40,000 award from a local charitable trust will
dramatically improve in the theatrical experience of visually and hearing impaired
theatregoers to RSC theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon, and on tour.
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[18 FEB 99] RSC CELEBRATED END OF A SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Your last Chance to Catch The Lion, The Witch & The
wardrobe and The Winter's Tale. MORE
[17 FEB 99] LEE HALL APPOINTED AS RSC'S WRITER IN RESIDENCE
The Royal Shakespeare Company is one of a select number of
theatre companies to receive the 1999 Pearson Playwrights Scheme Award.
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[16 FEB 99] SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE WITH THE RSC
RSC Head of Music Stephen Warbeck nominated for an Oscar
for his score for Shakespeare In Love. One of the most obvious and mutually beneficial
show-biz relationships has been established between the Royal Shakespeare Company and
Hollywood. MORE
[28 JAN 99] THE DISPUTE
Marivaux’s The Dispute now in rehearsal and previews
from 24 February 1999. Final casting has just been completed for the RSC and The Lyric
Hammersmith’s co-production of Marivaux’s rarely staged The Dispute. MORE
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