News, Features and Updates

Keep up to date with our latest news, blogs, features and play updates.

From the latest blogs straight from the rehearsal room to our newest casting updates, featured content and other news - check back here to see what's happening.

Twelfth Night trailer

6 November 2024

Watch Samuel West as Malvolio, Gwyneth Keyworth as Viola, Freema Agyeman as Olivia, and Bally Gill as Orsino in the trailer for Shakespeare's bittersweet winter masterpiece.

RSC gifts

3 November 2024

Looking for a Shakespeare gift for someone special? From sensational stationery, to quirky gifts as well as books and Shakespeare DVDs, we have what you need.

Hamlet Cast and Creatives

31 October 2024

Meet the principal cast for our 2025 production of Hamlet, starring Luke Thallon, Jared Harris and Nancy Carroll, directed by Rupert Goold

What's on in November

30 October 2024

As we step into winter, our dark and delicious retelling of The Red Shoes opens in the Swan, while Othello continues at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

Robin Goodfellow or Puck

25 October 2024

A mischievous fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but he would have been a familiar name to Shakespeare’s audiences, whose folklore origins go much further back.

The Red Shoes Behind the scenes

24 October 2024

Take a look at behind the scenes for Nancy Harris' adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's dark and delicious fairy tale.

Twelfth Night Cast & Creatives

24 October 2024

Meet the full cast of Twelfth Night, including Samuel West as Malvolio and Freema Agyeman as Olivia.

Poem highlights hidden RSC voices

22 October 2024

The young people who make up our Youth Advisory Board have created a poem to highlight hidden voices and stories from our history.

Othello Production Pictures

20 October 2024

See pictures of Othello on stage in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

11 Questions with John Douglas Thompson

15 October 2024

We meet the legendary actor, and ask him about how playing the role of Othello has changed for him throughout his life.

Meet Our Two New Writers-in-Residence

10 October 2024

Zoe Cooper and Stewart Pringle have been appointed as the new Writers-in-Residence for the RSC.

Matilda The Musical Announces Second UK & Ireland Tour

8 October 2024

Audiences will get the chance to catch the second major UK & Ireland tour of Matilda The Musical, which kicks off in October 2025.

The Red Shoes Cast & Creatives

2 October 2024

Meet the full cast and creative team for The Red Shoes, a retelling of this dark Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, by playwright Nancy Harris and directed by Kimberley Rampersad.

Othello Trailer

27 September 2024

Watch the trailer for Tim Carroll's invigorating new production of Othello.

David Edgar and the RSC

23 September 2024

The New Real opens at The Other Place in October and will be the tenth play by playwright David Edgar to premiere at the RSC.

Crunchem Hall’s class of 2024/25

New cast members join Matilda The Musical in the West End as we announce booking through to May 2026.

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