Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (also known as the RSC) is based in Stratford-upon-Avon. http://www.rsc.org.uk
(1625)

We perform the works of Shakespeare, his contemporaries and new playwrights.

📸 First look at Middlemarch Rehearsals for Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2 are officially underway, as the teams work to bring G...
03/09/2026

📸 First look at Middlemarch

Rehearsals for Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2 are officially underway, as the teams work to bring George Eliot's world and characters to life for the stage 📚

Eliot’s beloved novel set in her Warwickshire homeland is adapted for the Swan Theatre by Nina Raine, directed by Jeremy Herrin and co-produced with Second Half Productions.

Experience the world of Middlemarch this autumn 🍂 Performances for Middlemarch Part 1 start from 1 October and for Part 2 from 10 October

📸 Nia Towle in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 Emma Bown, Steven D***s and Amanda Root in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 Jeremy Herrin in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 Dave Fishley, Ebenezer Gyau and Peter Forbes in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 Nina Raine in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 Andrew Richardson in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 The company of Middlemarch in rehearsals.
📸 Emma McDonald in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 The company of Middlemarch in rehearsals.
📸 Amanda Root and company in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
📸 Rory Alexander and Nia Towle in rehearsals for Middlemarch.
Photos by Johan Persson.

Tap below for joy 🩷📸 Take a look inside the rehearsal room for As You Like It 🌳 Directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel ...
02/09/2026

Tap below for joy 🩷📸

Take a look inside the rehearsal room for As You Like It 🌳 Directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, Shakespeare’s most sweet-natured comedy comes to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 26 September for a limited run in Stratford-upon-Avon

🎟️ Don't miss it

📸 Jonathan Groff in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Edward Judge, Elliot Barnes-Worrell and Fisayo Akinade in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Steffan Hughes and Tim Preston in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 The company in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Jamal Franklin in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Richard McCabe, Gareth Snook, Elliot Barnes-Worrell and Gary Wilmot in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Caleb Roberts and Gary Wilmot in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Rhys Parry Jones, Greg Haiste, and the company in rehearsals for As You Like It.
📸 Luke McCall in rehearsals for As You Like It.
Photos by Marc Brenner.

Last week we marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of Buzz Goodbody with a day of talks and panel discussions reflect...
01/09/2026

Last week we marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of Buzz Goodbody with a day of talks and panel discussions reflecting upon her extraordinary life and legacy.

A radical theatre maker, the RSC's first female director and visionary director of The Other Place, Buzz Goodbody was a trailblazer. She directed multiple Shakespeare productions at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, including a feminist, modern-dress production of As You Like It in 1973 with David Suchet as Orlando and Eileen Atkins as Rosalind.

Buzz also directed radical new works and created a manifesto that led to a permanent theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon dedicated to new work and attracting non-traditional audiences, now known as The Other Place. Her 1975 production of Hamlet in that space made theatre history.

As part of our 79th annual Summer School, the panel dedicated to Buzz's life and legacy brought together author and journalist John Goodbody, brother to Buzz Goodbody, actor Louise Jameson, Honorary Associate Director Ron Daniels, Director and Associate Artist Elizabeth Freestone and Professor Abigail Rokison-Woodall.

Over 50 years on, Buzz's ethos, passion and commitment to democratising Shakespeare endures today in the work we do ❤️

📸 Buzz Goodbody Summer School event with John Goodbody, Elizabeth Freestone, Jacqui O'Hanlon and David Edgar, August 2026. Photos by Simon Hadley © RSC

'Farewell, friends' 🧚After a magical run, our co-production of A Midsummer Night with Unicorn Theatre closes tonight 👏 W...
30/08/2026

'Farewell, friends' 🧚

After a magical run, our co-production of A Midsummer Night with Unicorn Theatre closes tonight 👏 We're sending best wishes for everyone's final performance

Goodbye to The Cherry Orchard 🌸 Our ★★★★ 'Refreshing and vital' (WhatsOnStage) production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton...
29/08/2026

Goodbye to The Cherry Orchard 🌸

Our ★★★★ 'Refreshing and vital' (WhatsOnStage) production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Laura Wade concludes its run in the Swan Theatre today.

A huge round of applause for all involved in bringing the show to life!

📸 Bill Pullman as Gaev, Helen Hunt as Ranyevskaya, Esther Smith as Varya in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Alfred Enoch as Trofimov and Chumisa Dornford-May as Anya in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Helen Hunt as Ranyevskaya in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Kenneth Branagh as Lophakin in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 The company of The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Helen Hunt as Ranyevskaya and Guy Henry as Pishchik in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Michael Elwyn as Firs, Andy Rush as Yepihodov and Erin Siobhan Hutching as Ensemble in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Sophie Stone as Sharlotta in The Cherry Orchard.
📸 Andy Rush as Yepihodov, Julian Moore-Cook as Yasha and Amber Gadd as Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard.

Photos by Johan Persson.
Set & Costume Design by Anna Fleischle.

Rehearsals are officially underway for As You Like It 🩷 Directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, Shakespeare’s mos...
27/08/2026

Rehearsals are officially underway for As You Like It 🩷

Directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, Shakespeare’s most sweet-natured comedy comes to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this September for a limited 6 week run 🎟️ Don't miss it

24/08/2026

Jonathan Groff reminisces on our 2019 gender-swapped The Taming of the Shrew. Now 7 years later, he will be performing on the same stage in an all-male As You Like It 🥹🩷

Directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, with Fisayo Akinade as Celia, As You Like It plays in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 26 September

21/08/2026

Fires, floods and more...

Tour Guide Josh takes you from the 1700s to now, sharing the history of three theatres built along the banks of the River Avon 🦢

Still curious? 🤔
Go behind the scenes and explore our theatres on one of our many guided tours. Find out more via the link in our bio

20/08/2026

Turning the Royal Shakespeare Theatre into Westeros was a huge task 💪

Our design and technical teams worked round the clock to bring the world of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones: The Mad King to life for audiences in Stratford-upon-Avon and the result is nothing short of epic ⚔️

⚒️ Set Design by Chloe Lamford

Welcome to the Forest of Arden 🌳Our all-male As You Like It, directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, comes to the...
17/08/2026

Welcome to the Forest of Arden 🌳

Our all-male As You Like It, directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, comes to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this September 🩷

Featuring:
Fisayo Akinade, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Giles Cooper, Jamal Franklin, Jonathan Groff, Greg Haiste, Steffan Harri, Steffan Hughes, Rhys Parry Jones, Edward Judge, Gareth Kennerley. Richard McCabe, Luke McCall, Tim Preston, Caleb Roberts, Gareth Snook and Gary Wilmot

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