Royal Shakespeare Company opens new outdoor garden theatre

Photo credit: Pete Le May - RSC

The RSC reopened its doors to paying audiences last night with a new production of The Comedy of Errors in its newly opened Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre.

The new venue is a specially constructed outdoor performance space located in the Swan Theatre Gardens, flanked by the River Avon and overlooked by the Swan Theatre. 

Directed by Phillip Breen, the show was due to be part of the RSC’s 2020 season but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following its run in Stratford-upon-Avon, the production will visit Nottingham, Canterbury, and Barbican, London.

The production is designed by Max Jones, with lighting by Tina MacHugh, music by Paddy Cunneen, sound by Dyfan Jones, and movement by Charlotte Broom.

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