BWW Review: DREAM, Royal Shakespeare Company Online
As it is now a year since theatres went dark, it seems appropriate for one of the country’s most eminent theatre companies to now produce one of the most innovative and inventive productions seen since the pandemic began.
With a production that was due to open to live and online audiences in Spring 2020, Dream is possibly the RSC’s most unusual offering yet. Based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the production is part theatre, part game, part virtual reality immersion.
More Than 4500 School Children Enjoy Shakespeare At Pop Up Theatre
As it enjoys a second season in York at the foot of historic Clifford's Tower, SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE a?' the award-winning pop-up Shakespearean theatre a?' has welcomed 4,749 school children and their teachers through its doors, from more than 100 schools across the North of England.
BWW Review: THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, York
Philip Franks' take on The Tempest is one of four productions playing in rep at the theatre over the summer (the others being Hamlet, Twelfth Night and Henry V). Franks builds on the magic and mystery at the heart of The Tempest in a production which takes a while to find its groove but is not without a healthy smattering of captivating moments.
Shakespeare's Rose Theatre Opens In York
As it makes a triumphant return to York at the foot of historic Clifford's Tower, SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE - the award-winning pop-up Shakespearean theatre - was last week honoured with three awards at the prestigious Visit York Tourism Awards 2019, with producer and CEO of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and founder of Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, James Cundall MBE receiving the distinguished Tourism Champion award, and the theatre winning in the categories Innovation in Tourism, and Newcomer of the Year.
Building Work Begins On Shakespeare's Rose Theatre In York
Preparations are in full swing for a glorious Summer of Shakespeare in York, as building work commences on the award-winning SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE at the foot of historic Clifford's Tower, which will once again be home to four outstanding productions of Shakespeare's most popular plays this summer.
Full Cast Announced for Summer at Shakespeare's Rose Theatre
Preparations are in full swing for a glorious Summer of Shakespeare for the North and South, as the full company of SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE, the award-winning pop-up Shakespearean Theatre, comes together for the first time ahead of its triumphant return to York this summer, and its expansion to a second site at Blenheim Palace. The SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE Company has commenced rehearsals for eight of Shakespeare's most popular plays, which will be performed in repertory by two companies of actors based at each location.
Shakespeare's Rose Theatre Announces Cast for Upcoming Productions
Casting has been announced for the 2019 York company of SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE, the award-winning pop-up Shakespearean Theatre, which makes a triumphant return to the foot of Clifford's Tower in York this summer with new productions of Hamlet, Henry V, The Tempest and Twelfth Night. The plays have been selected from across the genres, offering something for everyone, and will be performed in repertory by two companies of actors.