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Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Description: The biggest of all the "Royal Shakespeare Company" Theatres. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a large ... more

Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon) ... national theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company dedicated to the British playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is located in his birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the English Midlands. The Theatre is located beside the River Avon.

Newest Review: ... in love with Shakespear all over again, something I never really lost but have neglected over the last 5 or 6 years. The theatre itself is beautiful and the seats are very comfortable to begin with, I was sat in the stalls at the side near the back row. I say to begin with more to do with the fact it was over 2 hours once I had sat down before I was able to move again! The theatre ... more

... offers free tours during the daytime across the week and is something I hope to do before I return in October. Whilst booking tickets to A Midsummer Night's Dream I discovered that child seats are half price! I also noticed something about cheap seats for ...more

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Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon): Courtyard Theatre (451 words)
by - written on 01/09/08 (Very useful, 117 readings)
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Have gone to other theatres in the past but not for about 5 years so can only really comment on The Courtyard Theatre that I have attended recently and will be again a further three times before the year is out. I went to see Hamlet last month and I am the first to sadly admit more for David Tennant than anything else! However I have never really wanted to see Hamlet, mainly for the length. The production was amazing regardless of David Tennant and Patrick Stewart performing. I found myself falling in love with Shakespear all over again, something I never really lost but have neglected over the last 5 or 6 years. The theatre itself is ... Read the complete review

Deep Vein Shakespearis (571 words)
by - written on 13/06/01 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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Like most I was introduced to Shakespeare at school and enjoyed it enough to take enough interest to go to the occasional play. Now these were usually fine, but I always had a hankering to go and see it in Stratford, basically to see if there was anything noticeably better in a Royal Shakespeare Company production. Now, it is surprisingly difficult to get tickets for any play, I tried a few times until I managed to get seats for a play that I wanted to see on a night which was convenient. I suspect that many of the tickets are sold to tour companies months in advance, so that they can offer tours with a theatre ticket. There are three theatres, the Swan, ... Read the complete review