RSC SummeR SChool - Royal Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet photograph by Ellie Kurttz
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Sunday 15 - Friday 20 August 2010
The RSC Summer School, which was founded in 1948, is held under the auspices of the
Royal Shakespeare Company. Until 1961 it was directed by John Garrett and then until 1970,
by John Wilders. Stanley Wells was sole director until 1990; from 1991 to 1998 he co-directed
the school with Robert Smallwood who then co-directed it with Peter Holland until 2002.
In 2003 and 2004 the Director was Professor Russell Jackson.
In 2005 the school was directed for the first time by Professor Kate Mcluskie of the
Shakespeare Institute who directs again this year. The 63rd RSC Summer School is produced
by the RSC in collaboration with the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham.
The school was originally designed for teachers of English in schools, but membership has
widened to include many people who come because of their keen amateur or professional
interest in Shakespeare and theatre.
The purpose of the school is to provide an opportunity to hear scholarly and critical opinions
about Shakespeare and also to learn something about the practical business of presenting
his plays on stage. There are lectures on the plays in the RSC current repertoire and on general
Shakespeare topics. The speakers include scholars, critics, actors, directors and artists
responsible for the interpretation of Shakespeare in the theatre.
Date
Tuesday 17 August
Wednesday 18 August
Thursday 19 August
Friday 20 August
The courtyard THEATRE
Romeo and Juliet, 7.15pm
Morte d’Arthur, 7.15pm
Antony and Cleopatra, 7.15pm
King Lear, 7.15pm