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A Supporter of The SUPPORTERS NEWS NOVEMBER 2015 2016 A PROUD YEAR TO BE A SUPPORTER OF THE RSC “I think we are going to be very proud of the reopening of The Other Place and the Swan Wing, when they open to the public next year”. On a recent visit to our two building projects I was amazed by the progress being made and wanted to share with our Supporters the excitement of the work taking place. The two workplaces have completely different energies, each one appropriate to the project. The beehive at TOP hums with noise as dozens of workmen busy themselves, tearing holes for new windows in the outside walls, or punching holes for roof lights in the ceiling. The innovative recycling efforts, and the industrious repurposing of the old rusty box that was the Courtyard Theatre, is zooming towards its conclusion. Meanwhile the work process at the Swan Wing is altogether quieter, and more intensely detailed, focused as it is on the challenges of restoring the fabric of a building which has stood by the Avon for nearly 135 years. The Swan Theatre Photo by Stewart Hemley The Swan Wing masonry has all been cleared in a careful sequence, using differently techniques and has revealed again the three terracotta plaques that grace the front of the Swan. The oriel bay window which usually over looks Weston square, now reveals fairy sculptures that peer beneath the window. A perky imp sheltering under a large anemone, and a demonic little goblin sits cross legged in a corner stretching his bat wings. All over the exterior of the building, piece in repairs, mortar repairs, discreet pinning and lime consolidation have all been undertaken to restore the fragile carved and plain stone surfaces. This has all been made possible with your support. I do hope when we re-open both buildings you will be delighted with what we have all achieved. TOP studio theatre begins to take shape Gregory Doran Photo by Stewart Hemley Artistic Director IN YOUR NEWSLETTER ■ Shakespeare on Screen – a film festival which uncovers highlights of Shakespeare performances reconceived for film or television by the RSC ■ Love for Love and Queen Anne in rehearsal ■ Henry V opens to public and critical acclaim ■ RE:Shakespeare, a ground-breaking free app from the RSC and Samsung NEW FOR 2016 You will be able to immerse yourself in the history of our theatres, from the beautiful nineteenth century stained glass MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS’ windows of our original memorial theatre architecture to the PRIORITY BOOKING pioneering technology of our stages today. Highlights include costumes worn by Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Robeson, Ben Kingsley, THE PLAY’S THE THING Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and open daily from 10am from June 2016 THE David Tennant. Be amongst the first through the door of our new exhibition. The exhibition is part of a major project which will see the Guarantee your tickets during Priority Booking for the restoration of the oldest part of the RSC's theatres in exclusive opening period. Stratford-upon-Avon. The 1879 wing forms the entrance of the Priority Booking for RSC Supporters and Members current Swan Theatre, built as part of the original Shakespeare opens on Monday 7 December for tickets in Memorial Theatre. The façade and interior of the building is June and July 2016 being significantly restored, revealing the hidden heritage within Public Booking opens on Monday 22 February 2016 PLAY’S the building and enhancing the public spaces. Alongside the sympathetic cleaning of the brickwork, lead windows, and roof 'lights', the project will include the TICKETS restoration and interpretation of the three exterior bas reliefs by Adults £8.50 Paul Kummer, which depict Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories Groups of 20+ adults £8 and Tragedies, and the original stained glass windows which line the Swan Theatre staircase and illustrate the Seven Ages of UK Schools and College Group of 10+ students £5 (Monday THE THING Man speech from Shakespeare's As You Like It. to Friday) plus one free teacher ticket for every 10 students SECRETS AND STORIES FROM THE WORLD’S Under 5s go free Families - up to 4 under 18s are half price with every full MOST FAMOUS THEATRE COMPANY price paying adult RSC Family Members bringing under 18s on a Friday can In June 2016 we will open our brand purchase all tickets for just £5 per person. new exhibition in the restored Swan HOW TO BOOK Theatre Wing in Stratford-upon-Avon. Call your ticket hotline or visit www.rsc.org.uk/theplaysthething Artist impression of exhibition entrance. THE PLAY’S THE THING celebrates the history of Shakespeare on stage in Stratford-upon-Avon. Full of treasures from our archive and collection, the exhibition will showcase rarely seen props, exquisite costumes and original set designs. It will highlight some of the most famous theatre productions and iconic moments in our history, from the 1800s to the present day. For over 400 years, Shakespeare’s plays have inspired theatre makers and audiences. From the eternal love affair of Romeo and Juliet and Titus Andronicus’s blood, guts and gore, to Prospero’s magic, Macbeth’s witches and Shylock’s pound of flesh, The Play’s The Thing will explore the many imaginative and influential ways in which Shakespeare’s stories, settings and characters have been interpreted for the stage. The exhibition will also be packed with hands-on activities to spark your imagination. Fun digital interactives will give you the chance to experience what it feels like to perform on stage, be transformed by theatre costume and explore the creativity and inspiration of directors, designers, musicians and makers, Artist impression of exhibition interactive. Armour, drape and tunic: Laurence Olivier as Macbeth, 1955. past and present. It will let you discover the ideas and Photo by Angus McBean amazing craft within our work and take you behind-the-scenes The refurbishment of the Swan Wing has been made possible through a £2.8 million award from the HERITAGE Costume design and production photograph: Vivien Leigh as Lady Macbeth, 1955. LOTTERY FUND, with generous support from the GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, DCMS/WOLFSON MUSEUMS to explore how we bring Shakespeare’s plays to life on stage. Photo by Angus McBean & GALLERIES IMPROVEMENT FUND, THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION and many other generous supporters. www.rsc.org.uk/theplaysthething RSC SHAKESPEARE SUNDAY 17 JANUARY, 3PM, £11.50 SATURDAY 23 JANUARY, 3PM, £11.50 Othello (Primetime for BBC, 1990) King Lear (1971) Theatre and Screen Director Trevor Nunn Theatre and Screen Director Peter Brook A powerful version of Trevor Nunn’s Peter Brook’s vision of the tragedy was intimate production for The Other Place, filmed in black-and white against the ON SCREEN Stratford-upon-Avon. As critic snow-covered landscapes of Denmark’s Michael Brooke has written, 'its great North Jutland and has a spare grandeur. strength on both stage and screen was Paul Scofield’s central performance is iconic. Curated by John Wyver, RSC Director of Screen Production, in association with the Barbican. the beautifully achieved chemistry between the four leads'. SUNDAY 24 JANUARY, 3PM, £11.50 We’re showing captivating, rare and never-before-screened productions, including those A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1996) directed by Trevor Nunn, Peter Hall and Gregory Doran, featuring a host of RSC Alumni. TUESDAY 19 JANUARY, 6PM, £11.50 Theatre and Screen Director Adrian Noble As You Like It (BBC, 1963) A richly visual imagining of the play that Theatre Director Michael Elliott Ian McKellen and Judi Dench in Macbeth, 1979. appears to be dreamt by a young boy. Screen Director Ronald Eyre Photo by Joe Cocks Based on Adrian Noble’s 1994 staging, One of the earliest hits for the newly this is a triumph of lush design and established RSC, Michael Elliott’s sparkling immaculate performances. BARBICAN, LONDON, SUNDAY 10 JANUARY, 4PM, £11.50 version, set around a huge oak tree, is most 9 - 31 JANUARY 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1959) memorable for Vanessa Redgrave’s SUNDAY 31 JANUARY, 2PM, £11.50 Accompanying King And Country: Theatre Director Peter Hall luminous Rosalind. Hamlet (Illuminations/RSC for BBC, 2009) Shakespeare's Great Cycle of Kings. Screen Director Hubbell Robinson Theatre and Screen Director Gregory Doran To book tickets please call the Filmed for American television in the theatre in This striking television film captures the Barbican Box Office on Stratford-upon-Avon, but seemingly never essence of Gregory Doran’s 2008 020 7638 8891. Booking fees apply. broadcast. This is a precious and rarely-seen modern-dress staging, in which partial record of Peter Hall’s acclaimed staging David Tennant’s quicksilver Prince lives in with Charles Laughton as Bottom. an Elsinore surrounded by surveillance and SATURDAY 9 JANUARY, 3PM, £11.50 spying. Other standouts in the distinguished Macbeth (Thames for ITV, 1979) MONDAY 11 JANUARY, 12NOON, £6 EACH cast include Patrick Stewart (Claudius), Theatre Director Trevor Nunn The Wars of the Roses: Penny Downie (Gertrude), Mariah Gale Screen Director Philip Casson Henry VI and Edward IV (BBC, 1965) (Ophelia) and Oliver Ford Davies as an Graced by fiercely thoughtful performances Theatre Directors Peter Hall and John Barton incomparable Polonius. from Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, Screen Directors Michael Hayes and Robin Midgeley Trevor Nunn’s intense and intimate Premieres of newly restored BBC recordings production, originally staged at The Other of the first great RSC History Plays Cycle. Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, was recorded Unseen for decades, these are two of the most in an almost bare television studio. significant and compelling productions of theatre SUNDAY 10 JANUARY, 2PM, £11.50 on television.
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