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RSC CEO INTERVIEW: ‘The impact on the town is devastating’

24 March 2020
RSC CEO INTERVIEW: ‘The impact on the town is devastating’

RSC CEO INTERVIEW: ‘The impact on the town is devastating’

24 March 2020

Catherine Mallyon, Royal Shakespeare Company Executive Director Catherine Mallyon, Royal Shakespeare Company Executive Director, talks to Gill Sutherland…


CORONAVIRUS NEWS: RSC 'closed until 30th April'

22 March 2020
CORONAVIRUS NEWS: RSC 'closed until 30th April'

CORONAVIRUS NEWS: RSC 'closed until 30th April'

22 March 2020

RSC Executive Director Catherine Mallyon spoke to the Herald this week about how the theatre had responded to the coronavirus outbreak. She explained…


CORONAVIRUS NEWS: Book of Mormon at Birmingham Hippodrome is cancelled

17 March 2020
CORONAVIRUS NEWS: Book of Mormon at Birmingham Hippodrome is cancelled

CORONAVIRUS NEWS: Book of Mormon at Birmingham Hippodrome is cancelled

17 March 2020

The Birmingham Hippodrome has just announced that hit show The Book of Mormon has been cancelled with immediate effect. A statement on the Hippodrome's…


CORONAVIRUS NEWS: More theatres close

17 March 2020
CORONAVIRUS NEWS: More theatres close

CORONAVIRUS NEWS: More theatres close

17 March 2020

The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, is the latest local theatre to announce its immediate closure. In a Twitter post late last night it said: "Further to…


Superfan Molly impresses with six visits to see The Boy in the Dress

16 March 2020
Superfan Molly impresses with six visits to see The Boy in the Dress

Superfan Molly impresses with six visits to see The Boy in the Dress

16 March 2020

Mollie Bluck, aged nine, from Long Marston, has shown fan-tastic dedication by seeing the Royal Shakespeare Company’s festive musical an impressive six…


REVIEW: The Caretaker, Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa

09 March 2020
REVIEW: The Caretaker, Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa

REVIEW: The Caretaker, Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa

09 March 2020

Peter Shum reviews The Caretaker,Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 29th February After bringing the homeless Davies back to his flat, Aston asks him where…


Director axed for unique Macbeth at Holy Trinity

09 March 2020
Director axed for unique Macbeth at Holy Trinity

Director axed for unique Macbeth at Holy Trinity

09 March 2020

This week innovative professional ensemble Anərkē Shakespeare bring their candlelit production of Macbeth to Holy Trinity Church. They recreate some of…


VIDEO: Macbeth in rehearsals at Holy Trinity

06 March 2020
VIDEO: Macbeth in rehearsals at Holy Trinity

VIDEO: Macbeth in rehearsals at Holy Trinity

06 March 2020

Innovative professional ensemble Anərkeē Shakespeare bring a candlelit production of Macbeth to Holy Trinity Church from Saturday. They recreate some…


In Stratford this weekend – Roger McGough and Stan Laurel!

06 March 2020
In Stratford this weekend – Roger McGough and Stan Laurel!

In Stratford this weekend – Roger McGough and Stan Laurel!

06 March 2020

Liverpool poet and Poetry, Please presenter Roger McGough is at Stratford Play House tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm with poetry and music giants Little Machine.…


Warwick University offers a slice of science for International Women’s Day

05 March 2020
Warwick University offers a slice of science for International Women’s Day

Warwick University offers a slice of science for International Women’s Day

05 March 2020

Fancy learning about space science, making protein jelly, and lighting up a few LED circuits – all before you enjoy tea and cake? An event at the University…


Looking bookish on World Book Day

05 March 2020
Looking bookish on World Book Day

Looking bookish on World Book Day

05 March 2020

Children, teachers, parents and even the odd knight have all been getting involved in World Book Day in the area. Taking place today (Thursday, 5th March)…


Stratford-born actor Ben Woods is up for an 'Offie' award

04 March 2020
Stratford-born actor Ben Woods is up for an 'Offie' award

Stratford-born actor Ben Woods is up for an 'Offie' award

04 March 2020

Actor Ben Woods tells Gill Sutherland about how treading the RSC boards as a youngster led him into an acting career – and how his latest role as young…


REVIEW: The Whip, RSC ★★★

02 March 2020
REVIEW: The Whip, RSC ★★★

REVIEW: The Whip, RSC ★★★

02 March 2020

Powerful and worthy play Gill Sutherland reviews The Whip, The Swan Theatre, until 21st March Katherine Pearce as Horatia Poskitt. Photo: Steve Tanner/RSC…


'Elephants and anarchy' – Gregory Doran on the RSC Winter Season 2020

02 March 2020
'Elephants and anarchy' – Gregory Doran on the RSC Winter Season 2020

'Elephants and anarchy' – Gregory Doran on the RSC Winter Season 2020

02 March 2020

RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran A magical musical and top war stories come to the Royal Shakespeare Company for its winter 2020 season. Here artistic…


Happy 29th February! But what the blooming heck is a 'leap year'?!

29 February 2020
Happy 29th February! But what the blooming heck is a 'leap year'?!

Happy 29th February! But what the blooming heck is a 'leap year'?!

29 February 2020

You may know that every four years February gets an extra day and we have what’s called a “leap year”. But how are leap years calculated and who worked…


Actor Ben Woods brings songs and joy to Ambleside Care Home

28 February 2020
Actor Ben Woods brings songs and joy to Ambleside Care Home

Actor Ben Woods brings songs and joy to Ambleside Care Home

28 February 2020

Actor Ben Woods may be up for a prestigious ‘Offie’ theatre award this year, and living and working in London, but he always makes time to take an important…


What next for the RSC's The Boy in the Dress?

27 February 2020
What next for the RSC's The Boy in the Dress?

What next for the RSC's The Boy in the Dress?

27 February 2020

With only a week to go until it reaches its last performance on 8th March, many are wondering what the future of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production…


INTERVIEW: Nicky Cox on directing The Norman Conquests at the Bear Pit Theatre

27 February 2020
INTERVIEW: Nicky Cox on directing The Norman Conquests at the Bear Pit Theatre

INTERVIEW: Nicky Cox on directing The Norman Conquests at the Bear Pit Theatre

27 February 2020

Director Nicky Cox tells Gill Sutherland about the challenges of staging Alan Ayckbourn’s epic domestic trilogy The Norman Conquests, which is currently…


REVIEW: Pen versus sword in Michael Mears' Now Thrive the Armourers

25 February 2020
REVIEW: Pen versus sword in Michael Mears' Now Thrive the Armourers

REVIEW: Pen versus sword in Michael Mears' Now Thrive the Armourers

25 February 2020

Actor Michael Mears' solo performance Now thrive the Armourers, Kempe Society, Stratford, 2nd February It’s easy to conjure political figures of hate…


INTERVIEW: Rufus Hound on playing Dad in the RSC's Boy in the Dress

20 February 2020
INTERVIEW: Rufus Hound on playing Dad in the RSC's Boy in the Dress

INTERVIEW: Rufus Hound on playing Dad in the RSC's Boy in the Dress

20 February 2020

Rufus Hound takes a seat at the RSC offices Stand-up turned actor Rufus Hound talks to Gill Sutherland about his career, DIY, politics, and being a dad…


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