Abbreviation | RSC |
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Predecessor | Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Ltd. |
Formation | 23 April 1879 |
Founder | Peter Hall |
Founded at | Stratford-upon-Avon |
Type | Charity |
Legal status | Charity incorporated under royal charter |
Purpose | Promote Shakespeare's plays to a truly diverse audience and their relevance to today's society. |
Headquarters | Stratford-upon-Avon |
Location | |
Charles III | |
Interim Executive Directors | Sandeep Mahal and Vicky Cheetham |
Main organ | Board of Trustees |
Expenses | £82.98 million (2019) |
Endowment | £86.43 million (2019) |
Staff | 1205 (2019) |
Website | rsc.org.uk |
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and on tour across the UK and internationally.
The company's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon, where it has redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a £112.8-million "Transformation" project. The theatres re-opened in November 2010, having closed in 2007.
As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the RSC produces new work from living artists.