This is a diary of our productions, explaining what's happening through the rehearsal process. Our current bloggers are:
Ben Deery
returns to the RSC following last year's stint as Edmund in the Young People's Shakespeare production of King Lear. This time he is playing Publius in Titus Andronicus and Lieutenant Sponger in A Mad World My Masters on the Swan Theatre stage.
Rose Reynolds
makes her debut at the RSC, playing Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and company in both Mad World My Masters and Candide. Passionate, feisty country mouse at heart. Must love long walks and possess ample knowledge of the weather.
Andrew French
is playing Decius Brutus and Titinius in our production of Julius Caesar. This is his first production with the RSC. A company that he has waited a long time to play for.
November 23, 2012
It seems Moscow brings out the best in us - a moment of high drama in last night's performance.
by Andrew French
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November 23, 2012
The timing of the US leg of our tour has been so extraordinary, you could be forgiven for believing that it was somehow ordained – perhaps by the 'spherical predominance' and 'planetary influence' in which Gloucester believes, but Edmund mocks.
by Ben Deery
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November 22, 2012
It's all very well seeing new places and having new experiences. But sometimes you want to eat and sleep and then get on with your work. You want to try out the new phrases that you have learned, you want to try out the new place that you have heard about. But...
by Andrew French
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November 22, 2012
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a sunny disposition must be in want of a good slap in the face.
by Andrew French
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November 15, 2012
There were many occasions when I got to stand in for the actors during the rehearsal period - during an evening or a weekend rehearsal perhaps or if an actor was absent. I always enjoyed this because it helped me get to know the play, the actor's process and the demands of the space – and see Tim from the point of view of the actor.
by Caroline Byrne
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November 14, 2012
At a certain moment during the show, I walk over to a member of the audience and ask them to do something that will help Edmund trick his father.
by Ben Deery
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November 14, 2012
Shakespeare in a Suitcase has been rolling for a few years at the RSC. When it was announced that the YPS King Lear would tour America it seemed a good time to take out the old suitcase, dust it down, open it up, give it a shake and a clean and refill it with King Lear.
by Caroline Byrne
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November 13, 2012
In the wings, there're two lights on the roof. One's lit, in cherry red and one's about to come on, in highlighter pen green. If I took two steps in my wellington boots, I'd be next to one of the ushers.
by Thomas Pickles
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November 13, 2012
It's cold. Waking up this morning, I had to fight off a thousand urges to stay wrapped up in bed. Instead, I peel the warm duvet off me and roll out of bed onto the cold carpet and into the shower. I promise myself that I'll forget all about my safe linen cocoon once I've splashed the water on. I feel great now.
by Youssef Kerkour
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November 12, 2012
The last time I was in Cardiff a slightly (read 'extremely') drunken reveller who I had just met, propositioned me with one of the most bare faced, filthy chat up lines I think I have ever heard. I was outraged. I was disgusted. I was apalled. I have never forgotten her.
by Andrew French
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