Shakespeare's Rose Theatre to Pop Up in York Next Summer

The Guardian has just reported that a 950-capacity pop-up open-air theatre modeled after Shakespeare's Rose will be built next summer in York for a three-month long season of Shakespeare plays. Permission has just been granted to York builders to create the 13-sided theatre to be built beside Clifford's Tower.

The season, which will begin 25 June, will feature four plays directed by Damian Cruden and Lindsay Posner. Cruden, artistic director of the Theatre Royal in York, will direct A Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth and Posner, West End and RSC multi-award-winning director, will direct Richard III and season opener Romeo and Juliet.

The pop-up theatre will be built from scaffolding, timber, and iron, with 600 cushioned seat and 350 groundlings, with no seat further that 15 meters from the stage. The original Rose theatre was built in 1587 on London's South Bank and was later rediscovered in 1989. The Rose sparked the building of several modern versions, including Rose in Kingston, Surrey, and the Swan in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Ticket are now available, with prices ranging from groundlings standing at £12.50 to seats at £59.95. For more information visit http://www.shakespearesrosetheatre.com.