In Conversation With Series

Join us for our new In Conversation With series for a chance to hear from the visionary artists involved with the RSC.

Discover a fresh, thought-provoking programme of high profile talks and events designed to open up new ways of engaging with theatre. With a focus on bold ideas, cultural crossovers, and meaningful conversations, the In Conversation With series will offer audiences a chance to explore how the RSC’s artistic work connects to the wider world. Across the year, expect insightful discussions from explorations of Shakespeare’s women to timely conversations on rhetoric and politics, each event is crafted to spark curiosity, invite reflection, and welcome audiences into the heart of the RSC’s creative process.

Kenneth Branagh - In Conversation

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Returning to the RSC for the first time in over 30 years, this event will dive into Kenneth Branagh's storied career as Actor, Director, and Shakespearian. Hosted by Co-Artistic Director of the RSC, Daniel Evans.

7pm, 9 August 2026
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
£10 - £50

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Please note, there is a maximum of four tickets per order for this event.

Caesar, Reimagined: Phyllida Lloyd & Harriet Walter In Conversation

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Discover how Julius Caesar, our First Encounters co-production with KPPL Productions, takes a fiercely political play to a new level. In this In Conversation event, audiences will join Phyllida Lloyd CBE (Director) and Dame Harriet Walter (Brutus) to dive deeper into the origin of the production, its radical interpretation of the text, and how it has resonated with schools, communities and alternative education settings across a five-week national tour.

This In Conversation With session is hosted by Tamara Harvey, Co-Artistic Director of the RSC

4pm, 13 November 2026
The Other Place Studio, Stratford-upon-Avon
£10 - £25

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Who Is Othello? Sharon D Clarke & Monique Touko In Conversation

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Join us to explore the 2027 Swan Theatre production of Othello, with Sharon D Clarke (Othello) and Monique Touko (Director) discussing the play and the character and how they speak to the world around us. At the heart of the discussion is how the central character of Othello has been investigated and reinterpreted across many productions. This conversation will examine the role and the play through the lens of racism, jealousy, and the control of narrative speaking to the world we live in today. 

4pm, 12 March 2027
The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
£10 - £25

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