2007 Season
RSC
England
Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2007 Stratford-Upon-Avon Season
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Henry IV PART I:directed by Michael Boyd as part of the History..
Henry IV PART II:directed by Michael Boyd as part of the History. Clive Wood takes the title role and also plays Richard Duke of York in Henry VI Parts I, II & III. Stratford-upon-Avon from 25 July 2007 - 14 March 2008.
Henry Vdirected by Michael Boyd as part of the History Cycle..
Henry VI PART Id I - The War Against France After the premature coronation of the infant Henry VI, France, led by Joan of Arc, exploits the fierce power squabbles in England and battle to reclaim the French lands lost to Henry V. Henry VI Parts I, II and III run in repertoire at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 6 February - 15 March 2008.
Henry VI PART IId. Henry VI Parts I, II and III run in repertoire at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 6 February - 15 March 2008.
Henry VI PART III: directed.
Henry VI Parts I, II and III run in repertoire at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 6 February - 15 March 2008.
Macbeth: directed by Conall Morrison. Having slaughtered the King's enemies in battle, Macbeth is lauded as a hero and bestowed with rank and power by a grateful monarch. But when this seemingly loyal and courageous man is tempted by the prospect of even greater power, he abandons himself to ambition, murdering the King and seizing the crown. Murder begets murder, and a crown gained through treachery starts to slip from his grasp. Magical prophecies come to fruition and Macbeth's reign is driven to an inexorable and bloody conclusion. Blending the theatrical and supernatural, Shakespeare explores the darkest side of human desire.Director Conall Morrison is an Associate Artist of the Abbey Theatre Dublin, and has worked at numerous other theatres including the Lyric Theatre Belfast and National Theatre. His directing credits include Ibsen's Ghosts, his own adaptation, The Bacchae of Baghdad and productions of The Tempest and Measure for Measure. Macbeth is his RSC debut. Macbeth plays in repertoire at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 11 April - 21 July 2007.
Richard II: directed by Michael Boyd as part of the History. Richard II runs in the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 7 July 2007 - 13 March 2008.
Richard III: directed by Michael Boyd as part of the History.Richard III runs in repertoire at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 16 February - 16 March 2008.
Twelfth Night: directed by Neil Bartlett. The handsome young Duke Orsino is madly in love with the Lady Olivia - but she, sadly, is too busy mourning her dead brother to even read his letters. Below stairs, her chief steward is nursing a bad case of sexual self-denial and the chambermaids are being pursued by a decidedly over-the-hill alcoholic uncle.Into this world of aristocratic confusion step a pair of teenage twins - one male, one female, but both equally capable of provoking infatuation wherever they appear. The trouble is, they seem alarmingly hard to tell apart. From its unforgettable opening line to its deliriously comic conclusion, Twelfth Night is a masterpiece of disguise, deception and desire.Neil Bartlett returns to the RSC to direct Twelfth Night, having previously directed The Dispute (TOP, 1999) and The Prince of Homburg (Swan Theatre, 2002). He has also directed at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and was Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith from 1994-2004. Twelfth Night runs in repertoire the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 30 August - 6 October 2007.
The Penelopiad: Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Canada's National Arts Centre. As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes off beloved maids.Now, Penelope and her chorus of wronged maids get the chance to tell their side of the story, through song, dance and storytelling in a new stage version by Margaret Atwood of her own wry, witty and wise novel.Margaret Atwood is an acclaimed novelist and poet whose many works include The Handmaid's Tale, Alias Grace, Oryx and Crake and The Blind Assassin for which she won the Man Booker Prize. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, she has been awarded the Norwegian Order of Literary Merit and French Chevalier dans I'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She is a Foreign Honorary Member for Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and lives in Toronto. The Penelopiad plays in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 27 July - 18 August 2007.
Macbett: directed by Silviu Purcarete..
Noughts & Crosses: adapted and directed by Dominic Cooke. and Crosses runs in repertoire the Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon from 29 November 2007 - 2 February 2008.
Fantastic Mr. Fox:..
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