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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

The Royal Shakespeare Company, in association with Kiln Theatre, today announces the full cast for its forthcoming production of Driftwood, a deeply evocative new play by Martina Laird, directed by Justin Audibert

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) today announces 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.

Cast announced for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first major collaboration between the Unicorn and RSC, representing a landmark partnership in children’s theatre

The Prime Minister today joined representatives from The Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre at the Design Innovation Institute in Shanghai to celebrate the impact of British theatre in China.