LATEST UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS We are continuing to follow all government guidelines around the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the temporary cancellation of our performances, events and other activities, up to and including Thursday 30 April 2020. Find out more Home learning with the RSC Online education resources you can access at home or school Available from Midday Find out more Countdown Hours Minutes Seconds - - - Rush tickets available from midday Find out more Get your rush tickets now Available from midday every Friday Find out more Rush returns next week Latest updates From our artistic director Gregory Doran tells RSC audiences “We will be back.” Find out more Twelfth Night Online Premiere and Watch-along We are marking World Theatre Day today (Friday) by inviting you to join a live ‘watch along’ from your living room of Twelfth Night, taking place next month. Find out more Make a donation Your support at this difficult time is more important than ever and we are asking everyone to do what they can. Read More Culture in Quarantine We will be broadcasting six of our plays on the BBC between now and September. Find out more Coronavirus and FAQs Your questions answered about our temporary closure, in line with government guidelines. Find out more Become a Member or Supporter There are different levels of benefits available to RSC Members or Patrons - find out what they are and how much they cost. Find out more More about us Shakespeare Learning Zone The Shakespeare Learning Zone contains loads of information about the story, setting and characters of Shakespeare’s plays, with useful revision help and notes for teachers. Find out more Shakespeare's plays Discover a wealth of information on all of Shakespeare’s plays, including plot synopses, history, videos of plays in performance and details of our past productions. Find out more RSC YouTube Watch extracts from shows, interviews with cast and creatives and go behind the scenes. Watch RSC YouTube Shakespeare's life and times Discover more about the life and times of William Shakespeare, from his birth in 1564 through to his death 52 years later in 1616. Discover more Upcoming shows The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare's farcical comedy of twins and mistaken identity Read More Europeana A breathless race through the chaotic kaleidoscope of 20th century history in Europe. Find out more Pericles Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a story of a family separated at sea and brought together again by fate Find out more The Magician's Elephant The Magician's Elephant Find out more The Winter's Tale The Winter's Tale contains Shakespeare's most famous (and challenging) stage direction: 'Exit, pursued by a bear' (Act 3, Scene 2). Read More The Wars of the Roses: Part 1 The Wars of the Roses: Part 1 Find out more The Wars of the Roses: Part 2 The Wars of the Roses: Part 2 Find out more Peer Gynt In a world where identity is commodity and greed is God, what really is the price we pay for individual freedom? Find out more