Royal Shakespeare Theatre
(Redirected from Shakespeare Memorial Theatre)
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) is a theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is located in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in the English Midlands. The Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres re-opened in November 2010 after renovation known as the Transformation Project.[1]
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Media
The first Shakespeare Memorial Theatre of 1879, from an 1890s photochrom. This was gutted by a fire in 1926, and rebuilt and incorporated into the new theatre in 1932. The building has been used by the Swan Theatre since 1986
The theatre in 2018 post-redevelopment, viewed from the old tramway bridge across the River Avon
References
- ↑ Reid, Robert L. (July 2011). "Royal Treatment: a six year effort to redevelop the Royal Shakespere Company's signature theater". Civil Engineering Magazine. American Society of Civil Engineers. 81 (7): 73–81. doi:10.1061/ciegag.0000358.