Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s riverside home in Shakespeare’s birthplace.
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre stands on the banks of the River Avon in Shakespeare's home town. After the Victorian memorial theatre burned down in 1926, a replacement designed by Elisabeth Scott opened in 1932, the first major public building in Britain designed by a woman. It is the main house of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Between 2007 and 2010 the theatre was rebuilt inside its Art Deco shell by Bennetts Associates, replacing the old proscenium arch with a thrust stage that brings over 1,000 seats much closer to the actors. The project added a riverside walkway, a rooftop restaurant and a 36-metre tower with views over Stratford.
Highlights
- Thrust stage with over 1,000 seats
- Art Deco building by Elisabeth Scott
- Tower with views over Stratford and the Avon
- Riverside setting with gardens and walkway
