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RSC ANNOUNCES FURTHER SHOWS FOR 2026/27, NEW ARTISTIC APPOINTMENTS & SPRING 28 SHAKESPEARE TOUR

1 July 2026

Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey today announce further details of the RSC’s 2026-27 season line-up

En Garde! RSC and Told by an Idiot announces principal casting for The Three Musketeers

26 June 2026

An uproarious new take on Alexandre Dumas' classic novel adapted and directed by Paul Hunter

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING AT THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

29 May 2026

Full cast revealed for the world premiere of Game of Thrones: The Mad King, a new play based on the novels by George R. R. Martin, adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke

RSC ANNOUNCES FULL CASTING FOR THE CHERRY ORCHARD

28 May 2026

Chumisa Dornford-May, Alfred Enoch, Esther Smith and Sophie Stone among others join the cast

HIS MAJESTY THE KING JOINS SIR KENNETH BRANAGH & SIR RICHARD EYRE FOR OPENING OF THE TEMPEST IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

22 May 2026

The Patron of the Royal Shakespeare Company, His Majesty King Charles III, joined audiences for a performance of The Tempest

CELEBRATE SUMMER AT THE RSC IN 2026

22 May 2026

A Midsummer Nights Dream opens at The Other Place alongside a garden installation, plus family activities, Summer Schools and more.

£2 MILLION FUNDING BOOST TO MAKE SHAKESPEARE ACCESSIBLE TO OVER 100,000 PEOPLE ACROSS ENGLAND

21 May 2026

ACE investment to support two large-scale tours of Shakespeare plays, transferring directly from the Royal Shakespeare Company stages in 2028 and 2030

FIRST LOOK AT PRODUCTION IMAGES FOR RSC’S DRIFTWOOD

24 April 2026

The production will run at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon before transferring to Kiln Theatre in London

BILL PULLMAN JOINS CAST OF THE RSC'S THE CHERRY ORCHARD

21 April 2026

Bill Pullman is announced to play Gaev in The Cherry Orchard, a new version of Anton Chekhov’s final play by Olivier Award-winning playwright Laura Wade

PRODUCTION IMAGES RELEASED FOR RSC’S THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI

16 April 2026

BAFTA award-winning actor and comedian Mawaan Rizwan make his RSC debut as Giri, alongside Kadiff Kirwan as Roma

NEW TRUSTEE AND GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED AT THE RSC

13 April 2026

Sir Nick Varney joins RSC board as Trustee and Governor along with Baroness Martha Lane-Fox as Governor

FIRST LOOK INSIDE REHEARSAL ROOM FOR DRIFTWOOD AT THE RSC AND KILN THEATRE

30 March 2026

Look inside the rehearsal room for the world premiere of Driftwood, a powerful new play by Martina Laird

FIRST LOOK INSIDE REHEARSALS FOR THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO AT THE RSC

27 March 2026

Rehearsal images featuring double Olivier award-winner Mark Gatiss, BAFTA-award winning actor, writer & comedian Mawaan Rizwan (Juice) and Kadiff Kirwan (Slow Horses) in their RSC debuts

FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR RSC'S THE TEMPEST

26 March 2026

Tthe production sees Kenneth Branagh making a return to Stratford-upon-Avon for the first time in over 30 years

RSC ANNOUNCES FULL CASTING FOR THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI

2 March 2026

Joining Mark Gatiss are Mawaan Rizwan, Kadiff Kirwan who make their RSC debuts as well as Janie Dee, Christopher Godwin and LJ Parkinson who return to our stage.

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ANNOUNCES NEW SEASON OF SHOWS FOR 2026-27

26 February 2026

The 2026 Season sees Tony award-winning Broadway star Jonathan Groff make his RSC début and Harriet Walter return to the company in a landmark RSC touring production, celebrating 20 years of transformative partnership work in schools.