Royal Shakespeare Company’s international tour of
King Lear and The Seagull
The RSC’s productions of Shakespeare’s King Lear (the final production in the Complete
Works Festival) and Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, play in The Courtyard Theatre in
Stratford-upon-Avon prior to embarking on an international tour of seven venues during
2007 after their run at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Directed by Trevor Nunn, the two productions are cross cast within an ensemble of 23
actors including Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Frances Barber and William Gaunt,
and will tour to the following countries from July 2007:
UK
The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
26 March – 23 June 2007
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
29 June – 7 July 2007
Singapore
The Esplanade
(Host Company: SRT)
19 July – 22 July 2007
Australia
State Theatre, The Arts Centre,Melbourne
28 July – 5 August 2007
New Zealand
St James Theatre, Wellington
11 August – 14 August 2007
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
(Host Company: The Edge)
18 August – 26 August 2007
USA
Harvey Theater, New York
(Host Company: Brooklyn Academy of Music)
6 September – 30 September 07
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
5 October – 14 October 2007
Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
(Host Company: UCLA Live)
19 October – 28 October 2007
Notes to Editors:
King Lear in Stratford-upon-Avon is supported by MARK PIGGOTT OBE through a generous
donation to RSC AMERICA
For a full casting release and rep schedule of the productions in The Courtyard Theatre, please
go to www.rsc.org.uk
For further information, please contact Philippa Harland, RSC Head of Press on 020 7845 0512
or philippa.harland@rsc.org.uk
Production images from both shows will be available digitally from
26 March.
www.epo-online.com from