Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company Review

The Royal Shakespeare Company performs Shakespeare plays year-round in Stratford, as well as in other venues around Britain. Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre is the home of the RSC, one of the finest repertory troupes in the world and long the backbone of the country's theatrical life. The company's stunningly renovated theater, with a thrust stage remodeled on the lines of the original Globe Theater in London, reopened in March 2011. The Swan Theatre, part of the theater complex and also built in the style of Shakespeare's Globe, stages plays by Shakespeare and contemporaries such as Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, as well as works by contemporary playwrights. Prices usually are £5 to £58. Book ahead through the RSC, as seats go fast, but day-of-performance and returned tickets are often available.

You can book tickets from London with Ticketmaster, operating 24 hours a day. 0870/534-4444. www.ticketmaster.co.uk.