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The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company, one of the most influential in the country. It is located primarily at Stratford-upon-Avon , with bases also in London , and Newcastle .

In Stratford, the RSC runs three theatres: the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , a large Proscenium Arch theatre; the Swan Theatre , an indoor version of an Elizabethan theatre; and The Other Place , a small Black Box Theatre .

The company's history dates back to 1879 when the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford on Avon staged its first production, which was ''Much Ado About Nothing''. The company attached to this theatre was called the ''Shakespeare Memorial Company'', and became one of the most prestigious in Britain. In 1925 it received a Royal Charter .

In 1960 Peter Hall formed the modern ''Royal Shakespeare Company'', renaming the Memorial Theatre to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1961. The repertoire widened to take in modern work and classics other than Shakespeare.

After a 2005-06 winter season with no Shakespeare (with productions/adaptations of The Canterbury Tales , Great Expectations , Women Beware Women and The Crucible ), in April 2006 the RSC are beginning a year long project to stage the Complete Works of William Shakespeare . ( Project link )


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NOTABLE ACTORS

The following notable actors have appeared in RSC productions.



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