Carmel ThomasonâWhat’s mine is yours and what is yours is mineâ (Duke, Act 5 Scene 1). While we may be familiar with many lines from Shakespeareâs Measure for Measure most of us are less familiar with the play. Quays Life talks to RSC Artistic Director...
It has been called Shakespeareâs problematic comedy and, even if the only information you had about it was the title, itâs not hard to see why. The idea of calling a woman a shrew is bad enough, without adding the idea of taming her into the story...
Martin ThomassonKimberley Sykes is clearly on a mission to take control of theatre in the northwest. Her production of Maxine Peakeâs Beryl has just opened at Boltonâs Octagon theatre, and now here she is, directing the RSCâs touring production of As You Like It...
Director Justin Audibert reimagines Shakespeareâs comedy âThe Taming of the Shrewâ, in a new production for the RSC where the women hold the power. He talks to Quays Life about playing with conventions to turn gender on its head. RSC The Taming of...
Shakespeareâs play âAs You Like Itâ ends with the wedding of four couples, including Rosalind and Orlando, with the ceremony overseen by the God of Marriage, Hymen. But how do you go about depicting a god onstage? The answer for the Royal...
Director, Kimberley Sykes talks about her playful and passionate version of Shakespeareâs much-loved romantic comedy, As You Like It. What has influenced your thinking around the production? Kimberley: “I think a big thing which has influenced...
Liz RatcliffeWith comedy stars a-plenty in the likes of Caroline Quentin, Rufus Hound and Les Dennis, a theatre-goer could be forgiven for expecting an hilarious restoration comedy in John Vanbrughâs The Provoked Wife. However, although plenty of laughs...
Itâs been a long wait for young Roald Dahl fans in the regions, but after eight years the RSCâs multi-award-winning, Matilda the Musical embarks on its first UK tour. The length of the run â 11 weeks at the Palace Theatre in Manchester â gives some...
More than 400 years on, Hamlet is still one of the most complex characters in English literature and one of the most coveted stage roles. In the last ten years weâve seen David Tennant in the role with the RSC, and elsewhere star casting saw Jude...
