Stratford Upon Avon THE ROVER: Aphra Behn 5Star***** RSC: The Swan to 11 February 2017 Runs: 3h, one interval Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 17 September 2016 Bold, brash and . . . a revelation

London. Cymbeline By William Shakespeare. 4Stars **** The Barbican Theatre, Silk Street, LondonEC2Y 8DS in repertory with King Lear to December 16. Check days with box office. Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat Thu & Sat 1.30pm. Runs 3.h3 30 mins One interval. TICKETS: www.barbican.org.uk Review: William Russell 3 November Throne of Queens and glorious confusions

Stratford Upon Avon THE TEMPEST: William Shakespeare 5Star***** RSC in RST: to 21 January 2017 Barbican, London from 30 June – 18 August 2017 Runs: 2h 45m, one interval Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 27 November 2016 Hard to imagine seeing better done than this.

Stratford Upon Avon THE SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY: Anders Lustgarten 5Star***** RSC, The Swan, to 10 February 2017 Runs: 2h 45m, one interval Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 18 December 2016 Intense debate, exhilarating, powerful.

Stratford Upon Avon / London JULIUS CAESAR: William Shakespeare 4Star**** RSC: Main House, To 9 September (Stratford), 29 November (London) Runs: 3 hrs, one interval Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 5 April 2017 Has its moments, but not a totally satisfying whole

Stratford Upon Avon / London ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA: William Shakespeare 4Star**** RSC: Main House, To 7 September (Stratford), 30 November (London) Runs: 3h 20m, one interval Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 10 April 2017 Much to offer, a tantalising glimpse of things to come

Stratford Upon Avon, London TITUS ANDRONICUS:: William Shakespeare 4Star**** RSC: Main House Runs: 3h 10m, one interval. Stratford then London till 19 Jan 2018 Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 26 July 2017 A play chillingly for our Time

Stratford Upon Avon and London (Barbican) CORIOLANUS: William Shakespeare 4Star**** RSC: Main House Runs: 3h 10m, one interval. Stratford then London (Barbican) to 18 November Tkts: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 23 September 2017 Lessons we seem unable to learn

Stratford Upon Avon, London Twelfth Night: William Shakespeare 5***** RSC: Main House Runs: 2h 45m, one interval, to 24 February 2018 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 18 November 2017 This production is a masterpiece

London. ROME MMXVll RSC Barbican season JULIUS CAESAR & ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA In repertory with Corilanus. 4**** The Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8BDS to 20 January 2018. Check performance times with theatre. Plays runs 3 hr One interval. TICKETS: 020 7638 8891 www.barbican.org.uk Review: William Russell 12 December. A finely performed marathon to enjoy

Stratford Upon Avon, London A Christmas Carol: Adapted by David Edgar from the novel by Charles Dickens 5***** RSC: Main House Runs: 2h 30m, one interval, to Sunday 4 February 2018 www.rsc.org @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 20 December 2017 A multi-layered masterpiece.

Stratford Upon Avon and London Macbeth: William Shakespeare 4**** RSC: Royal Shakespeare Theatre Then Barbican, London Runs: 2h 20 m, one interval Stratford Upon Avon to 18 September 2018 then Barbican, London, to 18 January 2019 www.rsc.org.uk @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 31 March 2018 @Rod_Dungate Strong modern story-telling in Gothic mode

Stratford Upon Avon The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster 4**** RSC: Swan Theatre Runs: 2h 30m, one interval, to 3 August www.rsc.org.uk @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 17 April 2018 @Rod_Dungate A chilling play for today that confirms Webster as a towering English Renaissance playwright

Stratford Upon Avon, then London Romeo and Juliet: William Shakespeare 3*** RSC: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, then London Runs: 2h 45m, one interval, to 19 January 2019 (Stratford then London) www.rsc.org.uk @TheRSC Review: Rod Dungate, 17 April 2018 @Rod_Dungate The full story is told, but we don’t get the full play