A Shakespeare Tale

20 June 2012 itinerary

Tickets have been reserved for the following productions:

Thursday 21 June Richard III Swan Theatre 7.30pm

Power-hungry Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots, manipulates and murders his way to the throne in Shakespeare’s brilliant expose of this infamous monarch.

Roxana Silbert directs this company of actors. Formerly Artistic Director of Paines Plough Theatre Company, she is Artistic Director (Designate) of Birmingham Repertory Theatre and an Associate Director of the RSC.  

Friday 22 June Julius Ceasar Main Theatre 7.15pm

The dictator must be assassinated.  But who will replace him? Shakespeare's great political thriller finds dark contemporary echoes in modern Africa, directed by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran.

Gregory's most recent productions include Shakespeare's 'lost play' Cardenio, re-imagined as part of the RSC's 50th birthday celebrations, as well as his 2008 production of Hamlet.  

The company includes Paterson Joseph as Brutus, Cyril Nri as Cassius, Ray Fearon as Mark Anthony and Jeffery Kissoon as Caesar. 

Enjoy dinner at the Rooftop restaurant before seeing Richard III, and be fascinated with a backstage tour prior to the performance of Julius Ceasar.

5 September 2012 itinerary

This will be available when all theatres release their production schedules.