RSC's international tour of King Lear and The Seagull
19 March 2007
The RSC's productions of Shakespeare's King Lear (the final production in the Complete Works Festival) and Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, play in The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon prior to embarking on an international tour of seven venues during 2007 after their run at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Directed by Trevor Nunn, the two productions are cross cast within an ensemble of 23 actors including Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Frances Barber and William Gaunt, and will tour to the following countries from July 2007:
UK
The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 26 March – 23 June 2007
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 June – 7 July 2007
Singapore
The Esplanade, 19 July – 22 July 2007
(Host Company: SRT)
Australia
State Theatre, The Arts Centre, Melbourne, 28 July – 5 August 2007
New Zealand
St James Theatre, Wellington, 11 August – 14 August 2007
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland, 18 August – 26 August 2007
(Host Company: The Edge)
USA
Harvey Theater, New York, 6 September – 30 September 2007
(Host Company: Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 5 October – 14 October 2007
Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, 19 October – 28 October 2007
(Host Company: UCLA Live)
For further information
For more information, please contact;
Philippa Harland
RSC Head of Press
020 7845 0512
philippa.harland@rsc.org.uk
Notes to Editors
King Lear in Stratford-upon-Avon is supported by MARK PIGGOTT OBE through a generous donation to RSC AMERICA.
For a full casting release and rep schedule of the productions in The Courtyard Theatre, please go to www.rsc.org.uk
Production images from both shows will be available digitally from www.epo-online.com from 26 March.
