Share your joy with future generations.

What is your favourite RSC memory? The joke that made you laugh out loud, the soliloquy that made you cry, the costume that took your breath away?

Perhaps it took place outside the auditorium—that gift from the shop you’ll never part with, a meal shared in our restaurant. Was it the front of house assistant who helped you, or the person at Box Office who got you the perfect seats?

Whatever memory comes to mind we ask you to reflect on it and consider leaving a gift to the RSC in your Will to ensure future generations can make their own memories.

Ian McKellen as King Lear in a long red coat, with the Fool, played by Sylvester McCoy, who is wearing colourful clothes and holding a puppet
Ian McKellen as King Lear and Sylvester McCoy as the Fool in King Lear, 2007
Carolyn Carter Starr

Leaving a legacy to the RSC offered me an opportunity to help secure their commitment to Shakespeare and theatrical excellence for future generations. I simply instructed a solicitor to make the Royal Shakespeare Company a beneficiary.

Every time you update your Will, you have the opportunity to make securing the future of the RSC part of your legacy. I was delighted to make it part of mine.

How you can make a difference

Arts funding is in crisis and your support is more important than ever. 

Your support is the driving force behind our world-class theatre. Your gift, whatever the size, will inspire and bring joy to audiences across the world. Your generosity is vital for introducing new generations to Shakespeare through our transformative work in schools, for championing craft and theatre talent into the industry, and for creating opportunities for artists to tell engaging stories that connect audiences in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and beyond.

Your gift will ensure our stages remain a vibrant home for excellence and innovation for years to come. 

Your gift will:

  • CREATE the very best in Shakespeare and live theatre on our stages in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and around the world
  • TRAIN the next generation of theatre makers in their craft through apprenticeships
  • EDUCATE over 500,000 young people every year through our learning programmes
  • DEVELOP groundbreaking digital development work leading on from Dream in 2021
  • MAKE audiences across the globe, laugh, cry, and think about the world in new ways 

How to leave a gift in your will

Once you have provided for your loved ones, please consider leaving a gift in your will to the RSC.  

Did you know you can phone your solicitor with our charity name and registered charity number and ask to leave 1% of your estate to us or a fixed amount? It can be done in less than a minute.   

Let us know if you are leaving a gift in your will

If you are planning to remember us in your will, or would like more information about doing so, please let us know. We would love to be in touch with you and keep you informed about the work we’re doing and invite you to our Benefactors' Circle events.  

You can fill in the form below or contact Eleanor on eleanor.brotherton@rsc.org.uk or call 01789 272234.

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