RSC AND STAGECOACH ANNOUNCE NEW LATE BUS SERVICE FROM STRATFORD TO COVENTRY
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) today announced a new pilot scheme with Stagecoach Midlands to provide a late-night bus service connecting Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa, Warwick and Coventry. The pilot will test demand for new transport options to offer affordable and low carbon ways for people to enjoy the cultural events of both places.
Running on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays until 16th December 2023, the X18 service’s last bus will now leave from the Bridge Street bus stop at 22:30. The aim is to improve accessibility and connectivity of Stratford-upon-Avon for local residents, visitors, students and theatergoers.
RSC Executive Director, Catherine Mallyon, said,
“The RSC is so pleased to be leading this bus pilot with Stagecoach and hope it will enable more people to visit Stratford-upon-Avon and the RSC, in comfort, at convenient times, and with the confidence of choosing a more sustainable way to travel.”
Mark Whitelocks, Stagecoach Midlands Managing Director, added,
“We are delighted to be running this additional evening service in partnership with the RSC. Giving people more travel opportunities opens up public transport to a wider audience. Passengers can see a show in Stratford-upon-Avon in the knowledge there will be a bus home at the end of the night.”
For more information about the late-night bus service, including ticket prices, schedules, and routes, visit the Stagecoach website or contact Stagecoach customer service. https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
The RSC’s travel assistant also helps to plan low carbon journeys to Stratford-upon-Avon. More information at rsc.org.uk/your-visit/getting-here/
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For further enquiries, please contact Lola Stewart (Media Relations Officer), lola.stewart@rsc.org.uk
LISTINGS
Cowbois by Charlie Josephine
Co-directed by Charlie Josephine and Sean Holmes
Saturday 14 October– Saturday 18 November 2023
The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Box of Delights by Piers Torday based on the novel by John Masefield
Directed by Justin Audibert
Tuesday 31 October 2023 – Sunday 7 January 2024
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Fair Maid of the West by Thomas Heywood, Adapted by Isobel McArthur
Directed by Isobel McArthur
Saturday 2 December 2023 - Sunday 14 January 2024
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
NOTES TO EDITORS
The RSC is supported using public funding by Arts Council England
The work of the RSC is supported by the Culture Recovery Fund
The RSC is generously supported by RSC America
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
The Royal Shakespeare Company creates exceptional theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and around the world, performing plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as well as commissioning a wide range of original work from contemporary writers. Our purpose is to ensure that Shakespeare – and theatre as a whole – is for everyone, and we do that by unlocking the power of his plays and live performance, and with our learning and education work throughout the UK and across the world.
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