The Avon Navigation Trust and Holy Trinity Church are raising funds for the construction of a landing stage and stone steps from the banks of the River Avon to the grounds of Holy Trinity Church. This project has been inspired by the determination and vision of the late David Hutchings MBE who masterminded the restoration [...]
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David Hutchings Memorial Steps Appeal
Posted in News, Uncategorized on May 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Bram Stoker Centenary Conference
Posted in News, Shakespeare, Uncategorized, tagged Bram Stoker, Shakespeare's Birthplace on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
To mark 100 years since Bram Stoker’s death a group of Stoker enthusiasts, including some Shakespeare Birthplace Trust staff, are inviting you to join them in celebrating his life, his works and his Shakespearian connections. They invite you to join them for a 6 course meal on Saturday 14 April inspired by menus held in [...]
RSC Friends Event Newcastle – Jonathan Hyde
Posted in News, RSC Events, RSC Friends Events, RSC Friends Events - Newcastle upon Tyne, Uncategorized on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SHALLOW SLUMBER starring Alexandra Gilbreath: £10 ticket offer for RSC Friends!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dawn never thought motherhood would be like this. Moira never thought she’d had a case like this. A play for social workers everywhere, and anyone with a heart, SHALLOW SLUMBER is a thrilling new drama by award-winning writer and social worker Chris Lee. Starring RSC favourite and Olivier-nominee Alexandra Gilbreath, whose work with the RSC includes Twelfth Night, [...]
Juliet Stevenson in Face to Face at the Arts Theatre London
Posted in News, Uncategorized on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
A weekend celebrating the role of women in theatre – curated by Tanika Gupta
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Royal Shakespeare Company, RSC, Shakespeare on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August Stratford-upon-Avon Join Tanika Gupta for a weekend of explosive play readings by lady dramatists and a provocative on stage discussion with guests including Harriet Walter, April De Angelis, Adjoa Andoh, Rosin McBrinn and Ola Animashawun. Only 23% of Shakespeare’s characters are female and they occupy 17% of stage time. [...]
News and reviews – Listen to and go see….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cardenio, Dunsinane, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Gregory Doran, Hampstead Theatre, Radio 4, Swan Theatre on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cardenio: a challenge for you Last Saturday, I attended a very interesting “conversation” between, the Friends’ own, Greg Doran and Tiffany Stern and chaired by Paul Edmondson at the Shakespeare Centre about “Cardenio”. Fortunately, it was recorded, so you can listen to the first half at http://bloggingshakespeare.com/listen-to-cardenio-in-conversation. During that conversation, Greg admitted he had used [...]
Your Furniture could become the star of the show
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The RSC props department are looking for furniture for Arthur Miller’s The Price, which is one of the Assistant Director productions being performed at Hampstead in June. The play is set in an attic room filled with furniture from the late 19th /early 20th century. Items of particular interest are: an armchair or leather club [...]
Ed Bennett
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ed Bennett, John Maddison Morton, Orange Tree Theatre, Three Farces on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Pleased to say that Mr B is appearing in the next show at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, London. It’s called “Three Farces”, as it’s a compilation of 3 farces by the great Victorian farceur John Maddison Morton, and it runs from 2nd to 27th June. www.orangtreetheatre.co.uk has all the details.
Architecture of the Imagination – this Saturday
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This Saturday 7 May sees the start of a season of special events to celebrate 50 years of the RSC. Join RSC Artistic Director Michael Boyd and Associate Designer Tom Piper as they talk about how the transformed Royal Shakespeare Theatre auditorium inspires them. Architecture of the Imagination Saturday 7 May, 10am Royal Shakespeare Theatre [...]






