Christmas productions to play at the Civil Hall in Stratford-upon-Avon and Comedy of Errors to tour UK
21 February 2007
With work due to begin on the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) this spring, the RSC will perform its repertoire of Christmas 2007-08 productions at the Civic Hall, Rother Street in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The productions at the Civic Hall will start with the eagerly awaited stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s acclaimed book Noughts & Crosses, directed and adapted for the stage by Dominic Cooke, former RSC Associate Director, and now Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, London. The story, reminiscent of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a modern day tale of star-crossed lovers set in a surreal world where you are either a ‘nought’ with white skin or a ‘cross’ with dark skin, and violence ensues when the two try to mix.
The next show in the repertoire – Fantastic Mr Fox – comes to Stratford from the home of British puppetry The Little Angel Theatre in London, with whom the RSC has recently worked to create the critically acclaimed puppet adaptation of Shakespeare’s poem Venus and Adonis.
This version of Roald Dahl’s classic tale of wit and determination is brought to life with ingenious rod puppets and enchanting music. Performed by four puppeteers, Mr Fox’s incredible story is told by the makers of previous hit shows “Jabberwocky” and “The Mouse Queen”.
The Courtyard Theatre will meanwhile continue to perform Shakespeare’s History plays in repertoire until Spring 2008. A season of previously announced plays will run April – August 2007 in the Swan Theatre.
Civil Hall Season
Noughts & Crosses
Adapted from Malorie Blackman’s novel by Dominic Cooke
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Performs in repertoire from:
28 November 2007 – 2 February 2008
Press night: Thursday 6 December 2007, 7pm
The Little Angel Theatre production of Fantastic Mr Fox
By Roald Dahl
Adapted by Sarah Woods
Directed by Steve Tiplady
Performs in repertoire from:
19 December 2007 – 5 January 2008
Press performance: Thursday 20 December, 2pm
New RSC Box Office details
Please note these new RSC Box Office phone numbers for booking tickets:
Ticket Hotline for Public: 0844 800 1110
Full Members Ticket Hotline: 0844 800 1115
Associate Members Ticket Hotline: 0844 800 1116
Priority Booking Dates: Full Members’ postal priority booking opens on 28 February
Full Members’ telephone and web priority booking opens on 5 March
Associate Members’ postal priority booking opens on 12 March
Associate Members’ phone and web priority booking opens on 26 March
Public booking by post, telephone and web opens on Friday 30 March.
The RSC on tour
The Comedy of Errors UK Tour Nancy Meckler’s acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors (RST, 2005) will be revived with a new company to tour Number One venues across the UK from October to December of 2007, taking in seven venues, some of which the RSC has never before visited.
Salford, The Lowry
19 October – 27 October
On sale July
Box Office: 0870 787 5793
Bradford Alhambra
30 October – 3 November
On sale March
Box Office: 01274 432000
Nottingham Theatre Royal
6 November – 10 November
On sale April
Box Office: 0115 989 5555
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
13 November -17 November
On sale April
Box Office: 01902 429212
Cardiff New Theatre
20 November – 24 November
On sale May
Box Office: 029 2087 8889
Bath Theatre Royal
27 November – 1 December
On sale July
Box Office: 01225 448844
Norwich Theatre Royal
4 December – 8 December
On sale May
Box Office: 01603 630000
Further details of casting etc will be available from May at www.rsc.org.uk
Publicity images of Noughts & Crosses and Fantastic Mr Fox are available to download free of charge by registering with www.epo-online.com
Further information
For more press information please contact:
Nada Zakula
01789 412622
nada.zakula@rsc.org.uk
or
Dean Asker
(Midlands media enquiries and press tickets)
01789 412660
dean.asker@rsc.org.uk
