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Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. It is a national theater supported by government funds. The RSC, under a 2002 reorganization, is based in Stratford, where it... Read more |
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Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon town (1991 pop. 20,941) and district, Warwickshire, central England, on the Avon River. A market town with light industries, Stratford owes its fame to its associations with William Shakespeare . A gabled building on Henley St., believed to be the poet's birthplace, is open to... Read more |
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Trevor Nunn
Nunn, Trevor (b. 1940), director. The British director, equally successful in staging the classics as well as giant Broadway musicals, was born in Ipswich, England, and educated at Cambridge where he began directing. Nunn has long been associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company and several of his... Read more |
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Lewis Hallam
Lewis Hallam , c.1714-1756, Anglo-American actor and manager of the first professional theatrical company in the United States. He arrived from England with his company in 1752 and opened at Williamsburg, Va., with Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. In 1753 he built the first theater in New York... Read more |
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Kenneth Branagh
BRANAGH, Kenneth Nationality:British. Born:Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 December 1960; family moved to Reading, England, 1969. Education:Meadway Comprehensive School, Reading; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, graduated 1982. Family:Married... Read more |
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Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew , 1612-83, English dramatist and theater manager, b. London. Before the closing of the theaters by the Puritans in 1642, he wrote several tragicomedies, including The Prisoners and Claracilla. His most popular play was the coarse comedy The Parson's Wedding (1637). In 1647 he... Read more |
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Old Vic
Old Vic London repertory company and theater. The Old Vic theater opened in 1818 as the Coburg, and was renamed the Royal Victoria in 1833, soon familiarized to the Old Vic. In 1914 it became a Shakespearean repertory company organized by Lillian Baylis; by 1923 the entire stage works of... Read more |
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Royal National Theatre of Great Britain
Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. See International Theatre Companies Visiting America.... Read more |
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Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson 1936-, English actress and politician. Jackson's first starring role was as Charlotte Corday in Marat/Sade (1966) for the Royal Shakespeare Company . A strong personality, she has excelled in both comedies and dramas. She won Academy Awards for roles in Women in Love (1969) and ... Read more |
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Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) State-subsidized British theatrical repertory...Stratford-upon-Avon. Originally known as the Shakespeare Memorial Company, it received a royal charter in 1961. In 1960, it ... |
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RSC
RSC, see ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY. |
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Stratford upon Avon
Stratford upon Avon Town in Warwickshire, central England. Stratford upon Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare and home of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Industries: tourism, engineering, boatbuilding, textiles. Pop. (1992) ... |
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Branagh, Kenneth
...success, he worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before leaving to form his own Renaissance Theatre Company. He moved into directing with...His success in popularizing Shakespeare was demonstrated further in... |
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Nunn, Trevor
Nunn, Trevor (1940– ) English stage director He was artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) (1968–96). Nunn also directed the hit West End musicals Cats (1981) and Starlight Express (1984). Nunn was artistic... |
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Brook, Peter Stephen Paul
Brook, Peter Stephen Paul (1925– ) British director of theatre, opera, and film. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) as co-director in 1962. His most notable productions were King Lear (1962, filmed 1969), Marat... |
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Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
...badly damaged. The company moved to a local converted...dramatists other than Shakespeare into the programme...1946, since when Shakespeare has reigned...formation of the RSC in 1961, with...was renamed the Royal Shakespeare ... |
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Hands, Terry David
...1966 he joined the RSC, initially as artistic...its travelling company, becoming an associate...productions at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre were The...had directed all Shakespeare's history plays in...Executive of the RSC, ... |
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Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
...and‐a‐half‐hour production by the Royal Shakespeare Company employed forty‐two actors to portray 138 speaking roles in telling...sought‐after attraction. It was revived by the RSC on Broadway in 1986 but was only mildly successful... |
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Rogers, Paul
...he went to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre...after serving in the Royal Navy returned to...with the Old Vic company, leaving it to appear...leading roles in Shakespeare, including Shylock...became a member of the RSC, where he gave ... |
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RSC
RSC Royal Shakespeare Company• Royal Society of Canada• Royal Society of Chemistry• Rules of the Supreme Court |
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Video Advisory: The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), The World's Foremost...
...Educators, And Technicians From The Royal Shakespeare Company to Learn the Timeless Lessons of Shakespeare, the World's Foremost Playwright...Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The RSC, Royal Shakespeare ... |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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RSC/USA Special relationship across the pond; The Royal Shakespeare Company...
...Ballet and, currently, the Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC last week launched a five-year...the the Royal Opera House. The RSC's first offering is As You...like It coincided happily with Shakespeare's ... |
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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: Allied Domecq and RSC ca call time on pioneering...
...September 1999-ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: Allied Domecq and RSC call time on...and the Royal Shakespeare Company today...sponsorship of the RSC by Allied Domecq...forward-thinking ... |
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Culture: Doors open once more for RSC masterclasses; Terry Grimley previews...
...Terry Grimley When the Royal Shakespeare Company decided to throw open...So this Sunday the RSC is going to do it all...weekend's celebrations of Shakespeare's Birthday. 'We wanted...collaboration between the RSC's Press ... |
 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Two gentlemen of the RSC; The Royal Shakespeare Company is world-renowned....
THE Royal Shakespeare Company has long mined the rich...honour. Over the years the RSC has been home to all-time...more fun. "My favourite Shakespeare role that I've played...proud to be working with the RSC, not just for the ... |
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Site inspection: Royal Shakespeare Company.(rsc.org.uk)(Brief...
Royal Shakespeare Company rsc.org.uk Owner: RSC Agency: Nyrkis Content 14/25 Usability 12/25 Branding...which productions are sold out would save clicks. While Shakespeare was savvy to the media of his day, the ... |
 "The Independent on Sunday (London, England)")
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Andrew Lloyd Webber in secret talks to save ailing Royal Shakespeare Company...
...as the saviour of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The 54-year-old...negotiations with the RSC after offering it his...in the capital, the RSC is poised to finalise...to demolish the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, ... |
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Theatre puts its focus on regions; Stratford has always been in the West...
...evening performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon...of it. Naturally the RSC has always drawn a significant...vague impression that the RSC's connection to the...patch by the accident of Shakespeare's ... |
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RSC commissions identity.(Royal Shakespeare Company )(Brief Article)
The Royal Shakespeare Company has commissioned an identity to...showcasing the complete works of Shakespeare. It is designed by RSC's in-house graphics team, led by Andy Williams. The RSC scrapped its plans to appoint a... |
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RSC's secret of SUCCESS; The Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director...
...would present the Royal Shakespeare Company with a daunting...to me,' says RSC artistic director...musical theatre companies in America but...onto the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage...suggesting that the ... |
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