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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE 8 NOVEMBER 2019 8 MARCH 2020 Dennis is twelve years old and his school football team s star striker. But when Mum leaves home, life is tough. The only reminder Dennis has of Mum is a photo of her in a beautiful yellow dress. A dress rather like the one on the cover of Vogue on sale at Raj s newsagents. And also a bit like the one that Lisa James, the coolest girl in the school, is sketching in her notebook. What do you do if you like both football and dresses? And what will Mr Hawtrey the headteacher do when he discovers that his strict uniform code has been broken by a boy in a dress? David Walliams heart-warming comedy is brought to the stage for the first time in a musical with all new songs from Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, and script by former RSC Playwright in Residence Mark Ravenhill in a production for all the family directed by RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran. in the Dress is supported by RSC Production Circle members Elizabeth Boissevain and Andrew Jeffreys, Charles Holloway and Kathleen J. Yoh I THINK I MIGHT BE DIFRENT. I MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME. GREGORY DORAN DESIGNER ROBERT JONES CHOREOGRAPHER ALETTA COLLINS LIGHTING MARK HENDERSON SOUND PAUL GROOTHUIS
SWAN THEATRE 11 OCTOBER 2019 25 JANUARY 2020 19 SEPTEMBER 2019 21 MARCH 2020 ELEANOR RHODE DESIGNER MAX JOHNS Mad world! mad kings! mad composition! Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England. Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen and even his own family, will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown. Shakespeare s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode in her debut at the RSC. ERICA WHYMAN DESIGNER TOM PIPER LIGHTING CHARLES BALFOUR A story of treasured history, desperate choices and the remarkable Gertrude Bell. In 1926, the nation of Iraq is in its infancy, and British archaeologist Gertrude Bell is founding a museum in Baghdad. In 2006, Ghalia Hussein is attempting to reopen the museum despite the looting during the war. Collapsing the decades that separate them, these two women seek the same prize: to create a fresh sense of unity and nationhood, to make the world anew through the museum and its treasures. But in such unstable times, questions remain. Who is the museum for? What rights do we have to try to shape someone else s history? Any why does that matter, when people are dying? Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman (Romeo and Juliet and Miss Littlewood, 2018) directs this imaginative new play. 1 BRUARY 21 MARCH 2020 As the 19th Century dawns in London, politicians of all parties gather to abolish the slave trade once and for all. But the price of freedom turns out to be a multi-billion pound bailout for slave owners rather than those enslaved. As morality and cunning compete amongst men thirsty for power, two women navigate their way to the true seat of political influence, challenging members of parliament who dare deny them their say. In this provocative new play, directed by Kimberley Sykes (Dido, Queen of Carthage, 2017; As You Like It, 2019), the personal collides with the political to ask what is the right thing to do and how much must it cost? The work of Juliet Gilkes Romero was supported through our collaboration with the University of Birmingham KIMBERLEY SYKES This play was co-commissioned by the RSC and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
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Discounts do not apply to Premium Seats with the exception of disabled people and Adult Groups 10+. ticket prices ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE Band A Band B Band C Band D E - PART RV F - RV Previews 40 35 30 20 18* 16** Mon-Fri performances 50 47.50 40 26 22* 16** Sat performances 60 55 50 35 22* 16** Premium Seats are available at a supplement of 12.50 per ticket on Band A prices. Back row seats are slightly narrower and higher than other seating. * Part Restricted View seats have a slightly restricted view of some outer areas of the stage that may briefly affect you at certain times during the performance. ** Restricted View seats have a more restricted view of the main parts of the stage that may affect you at certain times during the performance. Please note: there have been slight amends to the auditorium seating in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. SWAN THEATRE Band A Band B Band C Band D Previews 30 25 17.50 14 Mon-Fri performances 45 35 27.50 16 Sat performances 48.50 45 35 16 Standing tickets are also available in the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres from 5. Detailed seating plans are available online. PRICES ARE GUARANTEED FOR MEMBERS AND PATRONS THROUGHOUT THE PRIORITY BOOKING PERIOD UNTIL 18 MARCH. AFTER THIS DATE, PRICES MAY VARY BY PERFORMANCE. PRIORITY BOOKING DATES ARTIST CIRCLE/GOLD PATRONS 18 BRUARY SILVER PATRONS 19 BRUARY BRONZE PATRONS 21 BRUARY Performed with limited staging conditions and costumes, these fascinating rehearsals are available for general sale two weeks prior to each event and are subject to cancellation and change. 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