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In the true spirit of collaboration without which theatre would not exist, on the subject of Thomas Hardy’s poetry (with a smattering of prose) the passion and intellect of Oliver Ford-Davies, the scholarship of Bruce Alexander, the vocal dexterity and enthusiasm of Marty Cruikshank, the heavenly tones of The Pentateuchs – the singers from ‘Written [...]

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As part of the National Video Archive of Performance’s 20th anniversary programme the Victoria and Albert Museum will be screening last year’s production of Cardenio at 2pm on Sunday 12 February. Greg Doran will be introducing the screening and will hold a book signing afterwards. This is one of a number of screenings of British [...]

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Clive Wood is confirmed at the Almeida  BUT the good news is that he is in Filumena, so if you want to see him you don’t have so long to wait as the run is from 15th March to 12th May. Playing in London NOW at the Lyric Hammersmith (www.lyric.co.uk  ) is the ever lovely [...]

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Cheer on the finalists at the BBC’s first ever national Shakespeare recital contest Off by Heart. Nine teenage finalists have won their place at this event by competing against their peers from schools across the UK. Jeremy Paxman presents as they deliver some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches in front of a panel of judges including [...]

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The Whatsonstage.com Awards nominations are still live and you can cast your votes until 31st January.  RSC nominations include  Matilda The Musical which has been nominated for a total of 9 awards with all four of Matildas nominated as Best Actress in a Musical.  Bertie Carvel is in the running for Best Actor in a [...]

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Casting just announced by Sheffield Theatres is that Geoffrey Streatfeild will be appearing in “Copenhagen” with Henry Goodman at the Lyceum Theatre from February 29th to March 10th 2012.  Have a look at http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/ for booking information etc.

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I’m told that Clive Wood will be appearing at the Almeida Theatre next year in Children’s Children, running from 17th May to 30th June. No confirmed casting on the website yet but keep an eye on http://www.almeida.co.uk.   Meanwhile, this week there has been a double treat for Geoffrey Streatfeild fans on Radio 4. The first, The [...]

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The Arts Theatre in London are presenting Juliet Stevenson in conversation with Fiona Lindsay as the next guest in their Face to Face series on Thursday 17th November and would like to offer RSC Friends a two for one offer. Face to Face is a series of intimate conversations presented by broadcaster Fiona Lindsay, raising [...]

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The awards season for the theatre world has started and this year it looks like the RSC should enjoy some success. Yesterday the Theatre Awards UK (formerly the TMA Awards) took place. They honour “creative excellence” in work seen on stages throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and Matilda The Musical picked up both [...]

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A quick update on the whereabouts and doings of some RSC alumni: 1. Nick Asbury is part of the new Propeller company that will be staging Henry V and The Winter’s Tale starting on 9th November at Guildford and climaxing next July at Hampstead Theatre in London. Find all the details you’ll ever need at [...]

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