Royal Shakespeare Company

The Royal Shakespeare Company is a theatre company located in Stratford-upon-Avon, London, and Newcastle. It was founded by Peter Hall[?] in 1960.

Key Productions

• The Wars of the Roses, directed by Sir Peter Hall[?] (1963-64)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Peter Brook (1970)
• Macbeth, starring Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen (1977)
• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby[?] (1980)
• Richard III, starring Sir Antony Sher[?] (1984)
• Les Misérables (1985)
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses[?], starring Lindsay Duncan[?], Juliet Stevenson[?] and Alan Rickman (1985)
• The Plantagenets[?], directed by Adrian Noble[?] (1988)
• The Gift of the Gorgon[?], starring Dame Judi Dench (1992)
• Hamlet, starring Kenneth Branagh, directed by Adrian Noble[?] (1992)
• This England: The Histories[?] (2000)

Artistic Directors

• Peter Hall[?] (1960-1968)
• Trevor Nunn (1968-1978)
• Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands[?] (1978-1986)
• Terry Hands[?] (1986-1991)
• Adrian Noble[?] (1991-2003)
• Michael Boyd[?] (2003- )

Notable Actors

The following notable actors have appeared in RSC productions.

• Kenneth Branagh
• Judi Dench
• Ralph Fiennes
• Jeremy Irons
• Derek Jacobi
• Jane Lapotaire[?]
• Ian McKellen
• Fiona Shaw
• Antony Sher[?]
• Juliet Stevenson[?]
• Patrick Stewart
• Imogen Stubbs[?]
• David Suchet
• Harriet Walter[?]
• John Wood[?]