Royal Shakespeare Company

Stratford upon Avon, Royal Shakespeare Theater

The Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC for short ) is a theater company based in Stratford-upon-Avon , London and Newcastle . It was founded in 1960 by Peter Hall . In Stratford she plays and maintains the Royal Shakespeare Theater (built in 1933 as Shakespeare Memorial Theater , renamed 1961), the Swan Theater , which is based on the Elizabethan theaters, and the small theater The Other Place . The Barbican Theater in the Barbican Center , built in 1982 as the London venue for the RSC, left the ensemble in 2002 to play at different venues in the city.

Performances (selection)

• The Wars of the Roses, adaptation of Henry VI. Part 1–3 and Richard III. ; Director: Peter Hall (1963/64)
• Winter's Tale , directed by Trevor Nunn (1969/70); Directed by John Barton and Trevor Nunn (1976); Directed by Richard Eyre (1981); Directed by Terry Hands (1985/86); Directed by Adrian Noble (1992)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream , directed by Peter Brook (1970)
• Macbeth , with Judi Dench and Ian McKellen (1977)
• Nicholas Nickleby (1980)
• Richard III , with Antony Sher (1984)
• Les Misérables (1985)
• Dangerous Liaisons , edited by Christopher Hampton , with Lindsay Duncan , Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman (1985)
• The Plantagenets adaptation of Henry VI . Part 1–3 and Richard III. Directed by Adrian Noble with Anton Lesser and Ralph Fiennes (1988)
• Hamlet , et al. a. 1992 with Kenneth Branagh , directed by Adrian Noble , and in 2008/09 with David Tennant , directed by Greg Doran (the latter also filmed )

Directors

• Peter Hall (1960–1968)
• Trevor Nunn (1968–1978)
• Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands (1978–1986)
• Terry Hands (1986-1991)
• Adrian Noble (1991-2003)
• Michael Boyd (2003-2012)
• Greg Doran (since 2012)

Well respected former and current actors

A. F. Murray Abraham Joss Ackland Roger Allam Sheila Allen † Miles Anderson Harry Andrews Francesca Annis † Richard Armitage Alun Armstrong Peggy Ashcroft † Eileen Atkins James Aubrey † Hayley Atwell B. Ian Bannen † Alan Bates † Simon Russell Beale Sean Bean Diane Beck Nicholas Bell Paul Bettany Colin Blakely † Brian Blessed Brenda Blethyn Samantha Bond David Bradley Kenneth Branagh Brenda Bruce Richard Burton † C. Simon Callow Cheryl Campbell James Chalmers Ian Charleson † Tony Church Shelley Conn Ron Cook Brian Cox Ben Cross Julian Curry Cyril Cusack † Niamh Cusack Sinéad Cusack Henry Ian Cusick Tim Curry

D. Joshua Dallas Timothy Dalton Charles Dance Daniel Day-Lewis Judi Dench Jill Dixon Simon Dormandy Roy Dotrice † Amanda Drew Lindsay Duncan E. Peter Egan Tamsin Egerton Jennifer Ehle Edith Evans † Rupert Evans F. Nicholas Farrell Mia Farrow Ralph Fiennes Joseph Fiennes Emma Fielding Colin Firth Susan Fleetwood Oliver Ford Davies James Frain Rosemary Frankau Philip Franks G Mariah Gale Michael Gambon Romola Garai William Gaunt Colin George Mala Ghedia John Gielgud † Iain Glen Julian Glover Patrick Godfrey Louise Gold Michelle Gomez Michael Goodliffe Henry Goodman Nickolas Grace Anita Graham Tamsin Greig Richard Griffiths † Jane Gurnett Jack Gwillim † Mike Gwilym

H Nigel Hawthorne † Guy Henry Greg Hicks Ciarán Hinds Dustin Hoffman Ian Holm Michael Hordern † Jane Horrocks Will Houston Alan Howard † Gareth Hunt † Kelly Hunter Colin Hurley Geoffrey Hutchings † Jonathan Hyde I. Tracy Ifeachor Barrie Ingham Jeremy Irons J Glenda Jackson Derek Jacobi Emrys James Tony Jay † Michael Jayston Barbara Jefford Alex Jennings Richard Johnson † Griffith Jones K Alexis Kanner † Charles Kay Geoffrey Keen † Katherine Kelly Ben Kingsley Alex Kingston Michael Kitchen Alice Krige L. Peter Land Jane Lapotaire Jude Law Josie Lawrence Vivien Leigh † Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anton Lesser Damian Lewis John Lithgow Cherie Lunghi Patti LuPone

M. Matthew Macfadyen Art Malik Lesley Manville Joseph Marcell Roger Martin Daniel Massey † Eric Maxon Richard McCabe Alec McCowen † Sylvester McCoy Ian McDiarmid Malcolm McDowell Peter McEnery Ian McKellen Leo McKern † Helen Mirren Richard Moore Julian Morris Carey Mulligan Brian Murray † Eve Myles N Gwen Nelson John Nettles O Chiké Okonkwo Gary Oldman Lord Laurence Olivier † Peter O'Toole † David Oyelowo P Richard Pasco † Trevor Peacock Bob Peck † Michael Pennington Edward Petherbridge Siân Phillips Ronald pickup Tim Pigott-Smith † Christopher Plummer Eric Porter † Mike Pratt † Jonathan Pryce James Purefoy

Q Hugh Quarshie Anthony Quayle † Diana Quick R. Michael Redgrave † Vanessa Redgrave Siobhan Redmond Roger Rees † Emily Richard Ian Richardson † Miles Richardson Joely Richardson Ralph Richardson † Alan Rickman † Diana Rigg David Rintoul Linus Roache Norman Rodway Paul Rogers † Clifford Rose Mark Rylance S. Paul Scofield † Nicholas Selby Fiona Shaw Sebastian Shaw † W. Morgan Sheppard Antony Sher John Shrapnel Donald Sinden † Georgia Slowe Jonathan Slinger Timothy Spall Walter Sparrow † Elizabeth Spriggs † Robert Stephens † Toby Stephens Juliet Stevenson Patrick Stewart Mark Strong Imogen Stubbs David Suchet Janet Suzman Tilda Swinton

T David Tennant Ellen Terry † John Thaw † Gareth Thomas † David Threlfall Frances de la Tour Herbert Beerbohm Tree † Dorothy Tutin Margaret Tyzack † U Mary Ure † V W. Harriet Walter Derek Waring David Warner Zoë Wanamaker Dennis Waterman Ruby Wax Samuel West Timothy West Michael Williams † Nicol Williamson † Penelope Wilton Clive Wood John Wood † Peter Woodthorpe † John Woodvine Irene Worth † X Y Susannah York † Z

Web links

• Homepage (English)
• RSC - About us, Who's who