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Game of Thrones: The Mad King 👑 We’re announcing a sweeping new stage epic from the world of George R. R. Martin, written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke.
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The RSC retweeted
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@uk_theatreOct 12
The winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Play is Adrian Lester for Cyrano De Bergerac, a Royal Shakespeare Company production. #UKTAwards
The winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Play is Adrian Lester for Cyrano De Bergerac, a Royal Shakespeare Company production.

ALT The winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Play is Adrian Lester for Cyrano De Bergerac, a Royal Shakespeare Company production.

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We are incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Peter Gill. Peter’s early career saw him play Silvius opposite Vanessa Redgrave as Rosalind for the RSC in Michael Elliott’s 1961 As You Like It, as well as in Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle theguardian.com/stage/2026/a…

Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86

Beginning his career as an actor, Gill went on to write plays including The York Realist as well as directing for the Royal Court and National Theatre

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He later returned to the RSC as a Director in 1974, having spent a period under the wing of the Royal Court’s artistic director George Devine, with a production of ‘Twelfth Night’ and again in 2004 directing Matthew Rhys and Sian Brooke in Romeo and Juliet.
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As both a playwright, former Artistic Director of Riverside Studios and an Associate Director of the National Theatre, Peter’s contribution to British theatre was immeasurable. The influence of his artistry and mentorship will live on.
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We are deeply saddened by the death of Dame Penelope Keith, one of Britain's most distinguished actors, whose professional career began with the RSC in 1963. She appeared in landmark productions of The Tempest, Richard III and Julius Caesar. theguardian.com/stage/2026/j…

To mischief born: Penelope Keith was a class comic act both on and off stage

The actor’s sophisticated sense of humour and natural ability to make everyone laugh were there long before her famous sitcom roles

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We remember Dame Penelope with great admiration and gratitude for her contribution to the RSC and to the performing arts. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues.
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Introducing the cast of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones: The Mad King 👑
A selfie. A man holds the phone up and takes a photo of himself and a group of people gathered together in a rehearsal room.

ALT A selfie. A man holds the phone up and takes a photo of himself and a group of people gathered together in a rehearsal room.

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This summer experience the world of Westeros like never before. George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones: The Mad King, adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, plays in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 20 July to 5 September.
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Find out more and book tickets 👉 rsc.org.uk/game-of-thrones-t…
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This evening our Patron, His Majesty the King, attended a performance of The Tempest in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre ✨
His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. HIs Majesty looks at costumes, with RSC Co-Artistic Directors Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans.

ALT His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. HIs Majesty looks at costumes, with RSC Co-Artistic Directors Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans.

His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, meeting Kenneth Branagh who is playing the role of Prospero in The Tempest, directed by Richard Eyre.

ALT His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, meeting Kenneth Branagh who is playing the role of Prospero in The Tempest, directed by Richard Eyre.

His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, meeting the cast of Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Richard Eyre.

ALT His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, meeting the cast of Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Richard Eyre.

His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. HIs Majesty looks at costumes and shakes hands with an RSC staff member.

ALT His Majesty the King at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. HIs Majesty looks at costumes and shakes hands with an RSC staff member.

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During the visit, His Majesty met with RSC Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey, members of our in-house costume team, and the cast and creative team of The Tempest, including director Richard Eyre and Kenneth Branagh who is playing the role of Prospero.
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📸 Photos by Simon Hadley.
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My Neighbour Totoro announces final West End extension and closing date whatsonstage.com/news/my-nei…
A photo showing a group of puppets on a warmly lit stage

ALT A photo showing a group of puppets on a warmly lit stage

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We are incredibly sad to hear that RSC Honorary Associate Artist Michael Pennington passed away at the age of 82 yesterday. A Shakespearean to his very bones, Michael’s long & distinguished career with us spanned an astonishing 50 years. Our thoughts go to all those who knew him
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He first joined the RSC after graduating from Cambridge University in John Barton’s 1964/5 ‘Wars of The Roses’ cycle. Best known for his Hamlet in 1980, his final appearance here was in 2012, playing John of Gaunt alongside David Tennant in Greg Doran’s staging of Richard II.
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rsc.org.uk/news/a-tribute-to… 📸Michael Pennington as Hamlet 1980 by Reg Wilson 📸Ian McKellen as Romeo and Michael Pennington as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet 1976 by Reg Wilson 📸Timon in Timon of Athens 1999 by Donald Cooper 📸John of Gaunt in Richard II 2013 by Kwame Lestrade © RSC
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The RSC retweeted
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@TheStageApr 28
.@TheRSC’s co-artistic director Tamara Harvey has declared that sweeping changes to make the organisation more "agile" would not have a negative effect on the ambition of its work, at #FutureofTheatre Conference👇 thestage.co.uk/news/rsc-arti…

RSC co-artistic director: Cost-cutting will not be detrimental to our ambition

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s co-artistic director Tamara Harvey has declared that sweeping changes to make the organisation more "agile" would not have a negative effect on the ambition of its work

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