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The Latest Breaking News from the Royal Shakespeare Company

A Christmas Carol: 8 Facts You Might Not Know About Charles Dickens’ Story And Its Many Adaptations

Here are some stories behind A Christmas Carol, both the novella and its various adaptations.

Cinemablend

White male actors ‘can’t find work’, claims former RSC boss Gregory Doran

Ex-artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company says he hopes the ‘pendulum will swing’ and casting in theatre will be more ‘balanced’

The Independent UK

Dame Helen Mirren makes U-turn on Sir Michael Parkinson’s archive ‘sexist’ comments about her figure

The chat show host introduced Dame Helen as the ‘sex queen’ of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Evening Standard

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Sir Michael Gambon was a titan of the stage and film

His illustrious theatre career included an appearance in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1982 production of King Lear.

The Independent UK

Sir Michael Boyd obituary

Acclaimed artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company who oversaw a transformation of its fortunes

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Boyd brought visionary gleam to Shakespeare and Stratford

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s former artistic director was a great theatrical leader whose legacy includes proving the history cycle is at the centre of our national story

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Boyd, former artistic director of the RSC, dies aged 68

The Royal Shakespeare Company says the acclaimed theatre director’s tenure from 2003 to 2012 was ‘inspiring and influential’

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Former RSC artistic director Sir Michael Boyd dies aged 68

Sir Michael was artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 2002 and 2012.

The Independent UK

Appreciation: Glenda Jackson, formidable English talent who helped change contemporary acting’s tone

There was never anything shrinking about the confidence Glenda Jackson projected on stage and screen in her heyday. Afflicted with an uncommon common sense, her characters were defined by their sharp intelligence, independence and, yes, irritability. They were nobody’s fool, even when they wound up with the short end of…

Los Angeles Times

Oscar-winning UK actress turned MP Glenda Jackson dies at 87: agent

LONDON - British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday at the age of 87, prompting tributes from the worlds of entertainment and politics.

Bangkok Post

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa spotted filming in Cardiff less than 24 hours after King Charles III's Coronation Concert

New Time Lord Ncuti performed in Romeo and Juliet at the Coronation Concert alongside The Royal Shakespeare Company's Mei Mac

Wales Online

Nothing is weirder than the Coronation Concert line up – Brian May, Kermit the Frog and Atomic Kitten…

As Katy Perry and Take That prepare to perform during Charles’s coronation weekend, Katie Rosseinsky salutes the chaotic and confusing tradition of incredibly divergent celebrities coming together to sing for royalty

The Independent UK

The Coronation Concert: release date, hosts, acts and everything we know

The Coronation Concert, held on Sunday May 7, promises to be an event fit for a King.

WhatToWatch

Brian May, Kermit the Frog and Atomic Kitten… together at last!: Nothing is weirder than the royal pop concert

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Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal scoop Olivier Awards 2023 top gongs

The big winner of the night was the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated film My Neighbour Totoro, picking up six prizes

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