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WHERE AMAZING
             THINGS HAPPEN

                                                                                                                     PHOTO BY ELLIE KURTTZ
  The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by THE GAT SBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and THE KOVNER FOUNDATION
                  The work of the RSC Literary Department is ge nerously supported by THE DRUE HEINZ TRUST
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‘Something
 wicked this
 way comes...’
Returning home from
battle, the victorious
Macbeth meets three
witches on the heath.

                                                                                                                                      PHOTO & FRONT COVER PHOTO BY PAUL STUART
Driven by their
disturbing prophecies,
he sets out on the
path to murder.
Our contemporary
production
of Shakespeare’s
darkest psychological

                            MACBETH
thriller marks both                                        ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE     13 MARCH -18 SEPTEMBER 2018
Christopher Eccleston’s
RSC debut and
the return of
Niamh Cusack
to the Company.

C O M PA N Y
INCLUDES
NIAMH CUSACK
CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON

DIRECTOR
POLLY FINDLAY
                                                 BROADCAST LIVE TO CINEMAS ON 11 APRIL                          WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DESIGNER
FLY DAVIS
LIGHTING
LIZZIE POWELL
SOUND
CHRISTOPHER SHUTT
MOVEMENT
ALINE DAVID
FIGHTS
KATE WATERS
ILLUSIONS
CHRIS FISHER

D I R E C T O R TA L K    P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K      STUDENT INSIGHT SESSION    UNWRAPPED           16-19 CONFERENCE
MON 19 MARCH              TUE 19 JUNE                         THU 22 MARCH               S AT 7 J U L Y      TUE 18 SEPTEMBER
5.15-6PM, £5              (BSL INTERPRETED)                   THU 28 JUNE                10.15-11.15AM, £5
                          WED 5 SEPTEMBER, FREE               10.15-11.15AM, £5
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                                                        21 APRIL - 21 SEPTEMBER 2018

ROMEO                                                                                                                                            JULIET
                                                       BROADCAST LIVE TO CINEMAS ON 18 JULY

    &                                                                                                                                              WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

                                                       What if your first true love was someone
                                                       you’d been told you must hate?                                                                            DIRECTOR
                                                                                                                                                            ERICA WHYMAN
PHOTO BY TJ BARBER (TJBARBER.COM)

                                                       Set in a world very like our own, this                                                                    DESIGNER
                                                       Romeo and Juliet is about a generation of                                                                 TOM PIPER
                                                       young people born into violence and ripped                                                                LIGHTING
                                                       apart by the bitter divisions of their parents.                                                     CHARLES BALFOUR
                                                       The most famous story of love at first sight                                                             MOVEMENT
                                                       explodes with intense passion and an                                                                 AYSE TASHKIRAN
                                                       irresistible desire for change, but leads all                                                                FIGHTS
                                                       too quickly to heartbreaking consequences.                                                              KATE WATERS

                                    D I R E C T O R TA L K        P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K   STUDENT INSIGHT SESSION   UNWRAPPED
                                    MON 30 APRIL                  TUE 26 JUNE                      T H U 3 M AY              S AT 3 0 J U N E
                                    5.15-6PM, £5                  FREE                             THU 21 JUNE               10.15-11.15AM, £5
                                                                                                   10.15-11.15AM, £5
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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

KING                                                                                                                   LEAR
         23 MAY - 9 JUNE 2018

                                                                                                                              WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

                                                                                                                    ★★★★
                                                                                                                  ‘SHER IS MAGNIFICENT’
                                                                                                                         INDEPENDENT

C O M PA N Y
INCLUDES
ANTONY SHER
DAVID TROUGHTON

DIRECTOR                 King Lear has ruled for many years.
                                                                                                                    ★★★★
                                                                                                              ‘A PRODUCTION THAT IS BOLTED
GREGORY DORAN
                         As age overtakes him, he divides his                                              TOGETHER WITH CLARITY, INSIGHT AND
DESIGNER                 kingdom amongst his children.
NIKI TURNER
                         Misjudging their loyalty, he soon finds
                                                                                                             A RELISH FOR THE MONUMENTAL’
                                                                                                                        DAILY TELEGRAPH
LIGHTING                 himself stripped of all the trappings
TIM MITCHELL
                         of state, wealth and power that had

                                                                                                                    ★★★★
MUSIC                    defined him.
ILONA SEKACZ
SOUND
                         RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran’s

                                                                                                                                                     PHOTO BY ELLIE KURTTZ
JONATHAN RUDDICK         critically-acclaimed production returns to                                     ‘ANTONY SHER IS UNBEARABLY MOVING AS THE
                         the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for three
MOVEMENT
MICHAEL ASHCROFT         weeks only, with Antony Sher reprising                                          VOLATILE KING, IN GREGORY DORAN’S STELLAR
FIGHTS
                         his role as King Lear, one of the greatest                                    PRODUCTION FULL OF STANDOUT PERFORMANCES’
BRET YOUNT               parts ever written by Shakespeare.                                                               GUARDIAN

D I R E C T O R TA L K   P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K   STUDENT INSIGHT SESSION   AN AUDIENCE WITH
T H U 2 4 M AY           W E D 3 0 M AY                   THU 7 JUNE                ANTONY SHER
5.15-6PM, £5             FREE                             10.15-11.15AM, £5         THU 7 JUNE
                                                                                    5.30-6.30PM, £8
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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
                                                                                4 AUGUST - 22 SEPTEMBER 2018

MERRY                                                                           WIVES
                                                                                BROADCAST LIVE TO CINEMAS ON 12 SEPTEMBER
THE

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OF                                                        WINDSOR
                         Down on his luck in the suburbs,
                         John Falstaff plans to hustle his
                         way to a comfortable retirement
                         by seducing the wives of two
                         wealthy men. Unknown to him,
                         it’s the women of Windsor
                         who really pull the strings,
                         orchestrating Falstaff’s
                         comeuppance amidst a theatrical
                         smorgasbord of petty rivalries,
                         jealousies and over-inflated egos.   C O M PA N Y
                                                              INCLUDES
                                                                                               WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
                         For a fat Englishman, a Welshman     DAVID TROUGHTON
                         and a Frenchman, the only way        DIRECTOR
                         is Windsor…                          FIONA LAIRD

D I R E C T O R TA L K   P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K
MON 13 AUGUST            WED 29 AUGUST
5.15-6PM, £5             FREE
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OF
                           SWAN THEATRE

DUCHES                     1 MARCH -
                           3 AUGUST 2018
                           In an attempt to prevent
                           the fiercely independent
                           Duchess from marrying the
                           man she loves, her corrupt
                           brothers go on a disturbing
                           quest to destroy her.
                           Remarkable for its
                           inventive and grotesque
                           violence, yet full of dark
                           humour, this violent
                           revenge tragedy asks how
                           anyone can survive in a
                           world where masculinity
                           has become toxic.

                           DIRECTOR
                           MARIA ABERG
                           DESIGNER
                           NAOMI DAWSON
                           LIGHTING
                           NATASHA CHIVERS
                           MUSIC
                           ORLANDO GOUGH
                           SOUND
                           CLAIRE WINDSOR

  THE                                                                                                                      JOHN
                                                                                                                         WEBSTER

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  D I R E C T O R TA L K              P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K   STUDENT INSIGHT SESSION   UNWRAPPED
  WED 7 MARCH                         T H U 3 M AY                     WED 25 APRIL              S AT 2 1 J U L Y
  5.15-6PM, £5                        FREE                             10.15-11.15AM, £5         10.15-11.15AM, £5
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                                                           SWAN THEATRE
                                   23 MARCH - 14 JUNE 2018

THE FANTASTIC

FOLLIES                                                                            OFMRS
                                                                                    RICH
                          Mrs Rich, a wealthy widow, aspires to rub
                          shoulders with the great and good and
                          perhaps even gain a title. Unfortunately,
                          she’s not the only one after Sir John Roverhead!
                          Unlike Aphra Behn, a fellow female playwright from
 DIRECTOR
                          the late 1600s, Mary Pix has been almost lost to
 JO DAVIES                history. But like Behn’s The Rover, a sell-out success
 DESIGNER
                          in early 2017, Pix’s comedy of manners combines
 COLIN RICHMOND           mischief-making and mind-bending plot twists with
 LIGHTING
 ANNA WATSON
 MOVEMENT
                          a sharp satirical and distinctly female wit. Her
                          colourful cast of characters dupe and dissemble as
                          the intrigue builds. Will Mrs Rich ever squeeze her
                                                                                    OR   THE BEAU DEFEATED
 CORAL MESSAM             way into high society?                                                   MARY PIX

 D I R E C T O R TA L K   P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K      UNWRAPPED
 MON 2 APRIL              M O N 2 1 M AY                      S AT 2 8 A P R I L
 5.15-6PM, £5             FREE                                10.15-11.15AM, £5
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DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST

                                                                                                                                                      ’Always off the wall...
                                                                                                                                                       never on the fence.’
                                                                                                                                                      Joan Littlewood was the anarchic
                                                                                                                                                      revolutionary of 20th century theatre.
                                                                                                   SWAN THEATRE                                       Born into poverty, she raged her way to
                                                                                                                                                      have a lasting influence on British culture.

MISS
                                                                  22 JUNE - 4 AUGUST 2018                                                             Anti-establishment, communist, visionary,
                                                                                                                                                      rude and glorious, Joan fired the
                                                                                                                                                      imagination of a generation. Her unique
                                                                                                                                                      Theatre Workshop was responsible
                                                                                                                                                      for a raft of successes including
                                                                                                                                                      Oh, What A Lovely War!, and breathed new                        DIRECTOR
                                                                                                                                                      life into the Theatre Royal Stratford East.                     ERICA WHYMAN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      DESIGNER
                                                                                                                                                      This new musical of Joan’s life story, told                     TOM PIPER
                                                                                                                                                      with her own uncompromising candour,                            LIGHTING
                                                                                                                                                      reveals a mighty love story at its heart.                       CHARLES BALFOUR

                                                                                                         LITTLEWOOD
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                                                                                                                                            A NEW MUSICAL: BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY SAM KENYON

                                                                  W R I T E R & D I R E C T O R TA L K     P O S T S H O W TA L K B A C K
                                                                  M O N 2 J U LY                           (BSL INTERPRETED)
                                                                  5.15-6pm, £5                             TUE 24 JULY
                                                                                                           FREE
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This new version of Julius Caesar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       is the perfect introduction to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Shakespeare for 8 -13 year olds.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A company of actors have travelled
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       up and down the land performing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       their stories. Now they’ve arrived in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       your town to tell a tale of friendship
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       and betrayal. Caesar, Rome’s leader,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       has returned from war stronger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       than ever, but some of his followers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       are questioning his power.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The plotting begins...
TOURING                                                                                                                                                                                                                Part of our First Encounters
SCHOOLS & THEATRES                                                                                                                                                                                                     with Shakespeare series,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       these engaging adaptations are
2 FEBRUARY -                                                                                                                                                                                                           90 minutes long, use Shakespeare’s
24 MARCH 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                          original language and ask
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       audiences to participate in the

FIRST ENCOUNTERS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       story. They are a fantastic first step
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       into Shakespeare for children,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       families and schools.
SHAKESPEARE FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        DIRECTOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             MARIEKE AUDSLEY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       DESIGNER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MAX DOREY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MOVEMENT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          NATASHA HARRISON

JULIUS CAESAR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            FIGHTS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LISA CONNELL

   T O U R I N G T O S C H O O L S A N D T H E AT R E S I N
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NATIONAL      TOUR
                 TOURING THE UK
                 & IRELAND IN 2018
      ‘THE MUSICAL OF THE DECADE’
                        T H E SU N DAY T I ME S

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                                                   ‘SIMON GODWIN HAS STAGED HAMLET
                                                  WITH A VIVID TECHNICOLOR BRIGHTNESS’
                                                                         GUARDIAN

                        THE MUSICAL
                                                                      TOURING
            TOUR COMMENCES SPRING 2018                        26 JANUARY -31 MARCH 2018
       LONDON’S RECORD-BREAKING RUN CONTINUES                 SALFORD   PLYMOUTH   HULL
                       Full tour details at         NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE    NORTHAMPTON         LONDON

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pricing and discounts                                                                                                                   ticket prices
  families                                         Up to four under 18s half price with
                                                   every full price paying adult
                                                                                                                                                Royal Shakespeare Theatre: from £16*- £62.50
                                                                                                                                                premium tickets also available at a £12.50 supplement on top price tickets
  Monday to Friday evening performances and all matinees. Proof of age required. Does not apply to groups
  or Premium Seats. On Fridays, RSC Members can buy up to four under 18s £5 tickets with every paying adult.

  disabled people                                  £16 per ticket
  Tickets for disabled people cost £16 – whenever you visit or wherever you choose to sit.
  If you require the services of a companion their ticket will also be £16.

  over 60s                                         20% off
  Monday and Tuesday evening and midweek matinee performances. Maximum of 9 tickets per transaction.
  Does not apply to Premium Seats.

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  UK schools and                                   £12.50 per ticket for Education Members
                                                   (£16.50 per ticket for non-Members)
  college groups                                   plus one free ticket for every 10 students
  Monday to Thursday performances for groups of 10+ students. One adult required for every 10 students.
  Teachers’ free tickets will be placed amongst groups of students and must be used by accompanying adults
  only. Only available to UK schools during term time. Join as an Education Member for just £20 per year.

  groups of 10+                                    £39.50 in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre                                                      Swan Theatre: from £16 - £55
                                                   £29.50 in the Swan Theatre
  Applies to Monday to Friday performances for adult groups of 10+ tickets. Additional discounts apply for
  larger groups. Email groups@rsc.org.uk for prices and to book.

  standby rate                                     £25 for best available seats
  Available on the day of the performance only and subject to availability. For students in full time education,
  under 25s, over 60s, the unemployed, NCA Members, Members of the Armed Forces, Equity and BECTU
  members. Proof of entitlement is required.

  CV37 standby scheme                              £10 for best available seats
  Available on the day only in person or by telephone and subject to availability. Applicable to residents
  of Stratford-upon-Avon with a CV37 postcode. Proof of address will be required at time of booking or on

                                                                                                                                          PHOTO: PETER COOK
  collection of tickets. Available only for selected performances and seats are allocated entirely at the discretion
  of the Box Office and cannot be pre-selected online.

  rush tickets                                     Last-minute tickets from just £10
  Every Friday, we release a selection of discounted tickets for the following week’s performances.
  Only available online from noon on the Friday preceding the performance. Selected performances and seats only.

  All discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office. Discounts apply to
                                                                                                                                                     STANDING TICKETS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE AND SWAN THEATRES FROM £5.
  perfomances in the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres only. Discounted tickets cannot be booked in
  conjunction with any other discount or offer and discounts cannot be applied retrospectively.                                                               PRIORITY BOOKING FOR MEMBERS AND PATRONS FROM 25 SEPTEMBER 2017.
  Discounts do not apply to Premium Seats with the exception of disabled people and Adult Groups 10+.                                                                        PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 23 OCTOBER 2017.

                                                                                                                                          *Restricted view seats. A limited number of restricted and part restricted view seats are available in the
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                                                                                                                                                  open                        A limited number of tickets are available to our open understudy
                                                                                                              BP £5 tickets for
                      Exclusive events, information and discounts                                               16-25 year olds
                      BP £5 TICKETS* FOR EVERY SHOW                                                           Supported by BP                                                 rehearsals which give a glimpse into the processes around this
                      40 tickets in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and 20 tickets in the Swan Theatre are
                                                                                                                            TheRSCKey
                                                                                                                                                  understudy                  essential part of our work, ensuring we have a ‘performance ready’
                                                                                                                                                                              full understudy company.
                      reserved for every performance (except press night) for 16-25 year olds who make the
                      booking themselves. Tickets can only be collected from the Box Office from one hour                                         rehearsals                  Performed with limited staging conditions and costumes, these
                      before performance. Proof of age required. Tickets allocated at discretion of Box Office.             TheRSCKey                                         fascinating rehearsals are only available for sale two weeks prior to
                      Limited tickets available on day of performance, in person only. During Priority Booking,                                                               each event (see performance schedule for details).
                      16-25 tickets available by phone only.                                                                TheRSCKey                                         RSC Members, Patrons & Artists Circle have a 24-hour priority
                                                                                                                                                                              booking period ahead of the general public.
                     * You don’t have to be a Key Member to access BP £5 Theatre tickets.                         rsc.org.uk/key                                              £10 | Restricted view £5
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/eat                     Open every day from 10.30am, serving lunch, afternoon
                         tea and dinner, you don’t have to be watching a
                                                                                   /
                         performance to join us in the Rooftop Restaurant.
                         With three cafes, lighter meals and cake are always on
                         the menu too – all with free WiFi.

                         GO ONLINE TO BOOK YOUR TABLE TODAY OR CALL 01789 403449
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/days-out             Spend your day at our Stratford-upon-Avon home.
                      Explore our buildings, discover the magic of theatre
                      making, look out over Stratford, dress up as a king,
                      eat, drink, sit by the river and feed the ducks.
                      There’s plenty to fill your day.

                      GO ONLINE FOR ITINERARIES THAT SUIT YOU
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/cinemas /             See our Shakespeare productions in your local cinema, broadcast live
                       from Stratford-upon-Avon.
                       We also stream productions, for free, directly into UK schools.
                       Register online today.
                       Live from Stratford-upon-Avon is generously sponsored by SIDNEY E. FRANK FOUNDATION
                       Schools’ Broadcasts are generously supported by VIRGIN MEDIA

                       GO ONLINE TO FIND SCREENINGS NEAR YOU
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/events
 Our year-round programme of events has something
 for everyone. From free family activities in the school
                                                                                 /
 holidays to live music and comedy gigs, a regular
 programme of onstage talks to outdoor extravaganzas.

 GO ONLINE FOR A FULL LIST OF ALL EVENTS AND TO BOOK
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/education/
 There are so many ways for teachers, schools and young people to work with us,
 from free schools’ broadcasts of our Shakespeare productions, through professional
 development, to workshops, conferences and events. Our new film series,
 The Text Detectives, unlocks Shakespeare’s language while our national programme of
 Associate Schools transforms first experiences of Shakespeare and live theatre.
 The work of the RSC Education Department is generously supported by PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION,
 THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION, THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION and the ERNEST COOK TRUST

 GO ONLINE FOR TEACHER RESOURCES
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/support W
Show your love and support for the RSC and
become a Member or Patron. As well as the
                                                     PRINTED AUGUST 2017
                                                     RSC REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 212481

knowledge you’re helping to create world-class
theatre, you’ll benefit from advance and exclusive
information, Priority Booking and special events
and discounts. Don’t miss out – join today.

GO ONLINE TO JOIN TODAY
performance schedule                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MARCH - SEPTEMBER 2018

MON             TUE          WED          THU          FRI        SAT         MON         TUE          WED          THU          FRI          SAT          MON         TUE          WED          THU          FRI        SAT          MON          TUE          WED          THU        FRI         SAT          MON           TUE          WED          THU        FRI          SAT          MON          TUE          WED          THU          FRI          SAT
                                          MARCH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               APRIL
                                          1     2                 3           5           6            7            8            9            10           12          13           14           15           16         17           19           20           21           22         23          24           26            27           28           29         30           31           2            3            4            5            6            7
                                          7.30    F    7.30       7.30        7.30        7.30         7.30         7.00 P       7.30         1.30         7.30        7.15 F       7.15         7.15         7.15       1.30         7.15         7.00 P       7.15         1.15       7.15        1.15         7.15          7.15         7.15         1.15 OUR   7.15         1.15         7.15         1.00         7.30         1.15         7.15 ●       1.15
                                          Malfi        Malfi      Malfi       Malfi       Malfi        Malfi        Malfi        Malfi        Malfi        Malfi       Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth    Malfi        Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth    Macbeth     Macbeth      Macbeth       Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth    Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth      Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich     Macbeth      Macbeth      Macbeth
                                                                                                                                              7.30                     7.30         7.30         7.30         7.30       7.15                                                7.15       7.30 F      7.15         7.30          7.30         7.30         7.15       7.30         1.30         7.30         7.00 P                    7.15         7.30         1.30
                                                                                                                                              Malfi                    Malfi        Malfi        Malfi        Malfi      Macbeth                                             Macbeth    Mrs Rich    Macbeth      Mrs Rich      Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich     Macbeth    Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich                  Macbeth      Malfi        Malfi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         7.30                                                                       7.30                                                 7.30                    7.15                      7.15                      7.30                      7.15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Malfi                                                                      Mrs Rich                                             Mrs Rich                Macbeth                   Macbeth                   Mrs Rich                  Macbeth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7.30                                                                          7.30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mrs Rich                                                                      Malfi

APRIL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MAY
9               10           11           12           13         14          16          17           18           19           20           21           23          24           25           26           27         28           30           1            2            3          4           5            7             8            9            10         11           12           14           15           16           17           18           19
7.15            1.00 RLIVE   1.30         7.15         7.15 ■     1.15        7.30        1.30 OUR     1.30         7.30         7.30         1.30         7.15        7.15         1.30         7.15         1.30 OUR   1.15         7.15         7.00 P       1.30         1.15       7.15        1.15         7.15          7.15         1.30         1.15       1.15 OUR     1.15         7.15         1.15         1.15         7.30         7.30         1.30
Macbeth         Macbeth      Malfi        Macbeth      Macbeth    Macbeth     Malfi       Malfi        Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich     Malfi        Malfi        Romeo       Romeo        Malfi        Romeo        Mrs Rich   Romeo        Romeo        Romeo        Mrs Rich     Romeo      Macbeth     Macbeth      Romeo         Romeo        Malfi        Romeo      Romeo        Macbeth      Romeo        Romeo        Macbeth      Malfi        Malfi        Mrs Rich
7.30            7.30         7.00 LIVE    7.30         7.30       1.30                    7.30         7.30                                   7.15 F SBP   7.30        7.30         7.15         7.30         7.15       1.30         7.30         7.30         7.15         7.15       7.30 ■      1.30         7.30          7.30         7.15         7.15       7.15         1.30         7.30         7.15         1.30                                   7.30
Mrs Rich        Mrs Rich     Macbeth      Malfi        Mrs Rich   Mrs Rich                Malfi        Mrs Rich                               Romeo        Mrs Rich    Malfi        Romeo        Mrs Rich     Romeo      Mrs Rich     Malfi        Mrs Rich     Romeo        Romeo      Malfi       Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich      Malfi        Romeo        Romeo      Romeo        Malfi        Mrs Rich     Macbeth      Mrs Rich                               Mrs Rich
                             7.30                                 7.15                                                                        7.30                                  7.30                      7.30       7.15                                   7.30         7.30                   7.15                                    7.30         7.30 ●     7.30         7.15                      7.30         7.15
                             Malfi                                Macbeth                                                                     Mrs Rich                              Mrs Rich                  Mrs Rich   Romeo                                  Mrs Rich     Malfi                  Macbeth                                 Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich   Malfi        Macbeth                   Mrs Rich     Macbeth
                                                                  7.30                                                                                                                                                   7.30                                                                       7.30                                                                         7.30                                   7.30
                                                                  Malfi                                                                                                                                                  Malfi                                                                      Mrs Rich                                                                     Mrs Rich                               Mrs Rich

MAY                                                                                                                              JUNE
21              22           23           24           25         26          28          29           30           31           1            2            4           5            6            7            8          9            11           12           13           14         15          16           18            19           20           21         22           23           25           26           27           28           29           30
7.30            7.30         1.30 ●       7.15         7.15       1.30 ■      7.15        7.15         1.30 ●       7.15         7.15         1.15 ■       7.15        7.15         1.30         1.15 ●       7.15       1.15         7.30         7.15         1.30         1.15       7.15        1.15 ■       7.15          7.15         7.15         1.15       7.15         1.15         7.15         7.15         7.15         1.15         7.15         1.15
Mrs Rich        Malfi        Malfi        Lear         Lear       Mrs Rich    Lear        Lear         Mrs Rich     Lear         Lear         Lear         Lear        Lear         Malfi        Lear         Lear       Lear         Malfi        Macbeth      Malfi        Romeo      Romeo       Romeo        Macbeth       Macbeth      Romeo        Romeo      Macbeth      Macbeth      Romeo        Romeo        Macbeth      Macbeth      Romeo        Romeo
                             7.15 F       7.30         7.30       7.15        7.30        7.30         7.15         7.30         7.30         1.30         7.30        7.30         7.15         7.30         7.30 ■     1.30                      7.30         7.15         7.15       7.30        1.30                                                 7.15       7.30 F       7.15         7.30         7.30         7.30         7.15         7.30         1.30
                             Lear         Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich   Lear        Malfi       Mrs Rich     Lear         Mrs Rich     Malfi        Malfi        Mrs Rich    Malfi        Lear         Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich   Mrs Rich                  Malfi        Macbeth      Romeo      Malfi       Malfi                                                Macbeth    Littlewood   Romeo        Littlewood   Littlewood   Littlewood   Romeo        Littlewood   Littlewood
                             7.30                                 7.30                                 7.30                                   7.15                                  7.30                                 7.15 L                                 7.30         7.30 L                 7.15                                                                         7.30                                                7.30                      7.15
                             Mrs Rich                             Malfi                                Mrs Rich                               Lear                                  Mrs Rich                             Lear                                   Mrs Rich     Mrs Rich               Macbeth                                                                      Littlewood                                          Littlewood                Macbeth
                                                                                                                                              7.30                                                                       7.30                                                                       7.30                                                                                                                                                       7.30
                                                                                                                                              Mrs Rich                                                                   Malfi                                                                      Malfi                                                                                                                                                      Littlewood

                                                                                                                               M I S C H I E F             F E S T I VA L               A T      T H E        O T H E R         P L A C E          –     F U L L           D E T A I L S          T O    B E     A NNOUNC E D
JULY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    AUGUST
2               3            4            5            6          7           9           10           11           12           13           14           16          17           18           19           20         21           23           24           25           26         27          28           30  31 1     2                                     3            4            6            7            8            9            10           11
7.15            7.00 P       7.15         1.15 ●       7.15       1.15        7.15        7.30         1.30         1.15         1.30 OUR     1.15 ■       7.15        1.00 RLIVE   1.30         1.15         7.15       1.15         7.15         7.15         1.30         7.15       7.15        1.15         7.30 ●        7.30         1.30 ■       7.30       7.30    L    1.30         7.15         7.15         7.15         7.15         7.15         1.15
Romeo           Littlewood   Romeo        Romeo        Macbeth    Macbeth     Romeo       Littlewood   Littlewood   Macbeth      Littlewood   Macbeth      Romeo       Romeo        Littlewood   Romeo        Macbeth    Romeo        Romeo        Macbeth      Littlewood   Romeo      Romeo       Romeo        Littlewood    Littlewood   Littlewood   Malfi      Malfi        Littlewood   M Wives      M Wives      M Wives      M Wives      M Wives      M Wives
7.30            7.15         7.30         7.15         7.30       1.30 ■      7.30                     7.15         7.15         7.15         1.30         7.30        7.30         7.00 LIVE    7.15         7.30       1.30         7.30         7.30         7.15         7.30       7.30 ●      1.30                                    7.30                                 7.15 F                                                                        7.15
Littlewood      Romeo        Littlewood   Macbeth      Malfi      Malfi       Malfi                    Romeo        Macbeth      Macbeth      Malfi        Malfi       Malfi        Romeo        Macbeth      Malfi      Malfi        Littlewood   Littlewood   Macbeth      Malfi      Malfi       Littlewood                              Littlewood                           M Wives                                                                       M Wives
                                          7.30                    7.15                                 7.30         7.30         7.30         7.15                                  7.30         7.30 ■                  7.15                                   7.30                                7.15                                                                         7.30 L
                                          Littlewood              Romeo                                Littlewood   Littlewood   Littlewood   Romeo                                 Littlewood   Littlewood              Romeo                                  Malfi                               Macbeth                                                                      Littlewood
                                                                  7.30                                                                        7.30                                                                       7.30                                                                       7.30
                                                                  Malfi                                                                       Malfi                                                                      Littlewood                                                                 Littlewood

AUGUST                                                                                                                                                                                                                   SEPTEMBER
13   14                      15           16           17         18          20          21           22           23           24           25           27          28           29           30           31         1     3                   4            5            6          7           8            10            11           12           13         14           15           17           18           19           20           21           22
7.15            7.00 P       7.15         1.15         7.15       1.15        7.15        7.15         7.15         1.15 ●       7.15         1.15         7.15        1.15 OUR     7.15         1.15         7.15 ■     1.15         7.15 ●       no perf      7.15         1.15       7.15        1.15         7.15 ■        1.00 RLIVE 7.00 LIVE      1.15       7.15 ●       1.15         7.15         7.15 L       7.15         7.15         7.15 L       1.15
M Wives         M Wives      M Wives      M Wives      Macbeth    Macbeth     M Wives     M Wives      Macbeth      Macbeth      Romeo        M Wives      M Wives     M Wives      M Wives      Macbeth      Romeo      Romeo        M Wives                   Macbeth      Macbeth    Romeo       M Wives      M Wives       M Wives    M Wives        M Wives    Romeo        Romeo        Macbeth      Macbeth      Romeo        Romeo        Romeo        M Wives
                                          7.15                    7.15                                              7.15                      7.15                     7.15                      7.15                    7.15                                                7.15                   7.15                                                 7.15                    7.15                                                                          7.15 ■ L
                                          M Wives                 Romeo                                             Romeo                     M Wives                  M Wives                   Macbeth                 M Wives                                             Romeo                  M Wives                                              M Wives                 Macbeth                                                                       M Wives

MON             TUE          WED          THU          FRI        SAT         MON         TUE          WED          THU          FRI          SAT          MON         TUE          WED          THU          FRI        SAT          MON          TUE          WED          THU        FRI         SAT          MON           TUE          WED          THU        FRI          SAT          MON          TUE          WED          THU          FRI          SAT

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                                          Royal Shakespeare Theatre Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor
                                                                                                                                                                  = Reduced Price Preview F = First Performance P = Press Night                        ASSISTED PERFORMANCES                                                   SUN 3 JUNE
                                                                                                                                                               L = Last Performance LIVE = Live to Cinema (Stalls not available)                       ■ = Audio Described Performance                                                                                            FIND OUT MORE AT RSC.ORG.UK AND FOLLOW US ON
2018 Media Partner                        Swan Theatre The Duchess of Malfi, The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich, Miss Littlewood                                RLIVE = Live to Cinema rehearsal (Stalls not available)                                 ● = Captioned Performance                                              LIVE AT THE RSC
                                          Abbreviations Romeo = Romeo and Juliet, Lear = King Lear, M Wives = The Merry Wives of Windsor,                      OUR = Open Understudy Rehearsal (available to book two weeks prior to event)               = Semi-integrated British                                           DAVID BADDIEL
                                          Malfi = The Duchess of Malfi, Mrs Rich = The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich, Littlewood = Miss Littlewood             SBP = Shakespeare Birthday Performance          = Pre- or Post-Show event               Sign Language Interpreted Performance                            My Family: Not the Sitcom                                           TheRSC               TheRSC                  TheRSC                    The.RSC
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