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Entry: The Royal Shakespeare Company - A21648693
Author: lil ... ACE/Scout -- {Auntie Giggles}~ ~ [still with added Matt] - U551837


This was meant to be part of my Uni Project, but I seem to have stalled.

I think the Guide has a better use for it.

good one Lil

Noth€r

Thank you, so much

Lil, I think it needs an update. The theatre is being rebuilt.

Here is a useful link but I will try and find a more official link for you.

http://roadsofstone.com/2008/03/05/177-from-white-box-to-empty-shell-rebuilding-the-royal-shakespeare-theatre-stratford-upon-avon/

Websailor

A commercial one but the details should be correct:

http://www.macegroup.com/projects/project-library/royal-shakespeare-theatre


See second paragraph in particular:

http://www.rsc.org.uk/transformation/

More info:

http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821173106053

Hope this helps.

Websailor

Thanks Webby

I must have only just completed the Entry when those changes were brought in

I have added a paragraph, blockquote and a link. I hope this will suffice until we can perhaps write an Entry on the newly restored Royal Shakespeare Theatre, after its opening.


lil x

Hello??

Anymore advice.. from anyone?

Good entry, lil, very interesting.

A few things I found:
Female roles were played by boys either apprenticed to the companies, or began their careers as Children of the Royal Chapel.

This is unclear. Do you mean *who* either apprenticed....


At this time, the company performed at the Theatre. Built at Shoreditch in 1576, by James Burbage.

I think this would be better as one sentence, the second sentence is incomplete otherwise.

This was an open air amphitheatre

I thought an amphitheatre was *always* an open air theatre?

disbanded, his player son, Richard, quickly

Not sure, do you mean his son, who was a player?

Becoming the leading theatrical company in London.
This sentence is not complete.

...under the royal patronage of King James I, then later Charles

I think this would read better as: then later *under* Charles I I


the 'Royal Shakespeare Theatre' closed it doors - its doors

Thanks, Bel!

Done those

Is there anything more to be done?

Lil, this bit is still a bit clunky:

Female roles were played by boys who either apprenticed to the companies, or began their careers as Children of the Royal Chapel.

I think this might be better, up to you:

Female roles were played by boys either apprenticed to the companies, or beginning their careers as Children of the Royal Chapel.

Biro> Alternatively - Female roles were played by boys who were either apprenticed to the companies, or beginning their careers as Children of the Royal Chapel.

Websailor

"Being one of the most famous theatre companies in the world, the Royal Shakespeare Company - also known as the RSC - is a relatively modern company." Should there be a "despite" at the beginning, there?

Could you specify when you first mention James Burbage that he was Richard Burbage's father?

I'm a bit confused about the King's Men. Shakespeare was involved with them and with the Chamberlain's Men?

At the minute, the entry seems to be more about historical theatrical troupes than about the RSC itself. I'd like to see a mention of the Swan Theatre and of the London seasons, and maybe mention a few of the famous stars who've appeared in the RSC's productions. (David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Laurence Olivier etc etc).

Good job.

>>"Being one of the most famous theatre companies in the world, the Royal Shakespeare Company - also known as the RSC - is a relatively modern company." Should there be a "despite" at the beginning, there?<<

= Done

>>Could you specify when you first mention James Burbage that he was Richard Burbage's father?<<

= I think I’ve managed to cover that better on the second mention of James Burbage

>>I'm a bit confused about the King's Men. Shakespeare was involved with them and with the Chamberlain's Men?<<

= I have altered the beginning of the ‘Chamberlain’s Men’ slightly, the King’s Men already included the fact that they were theatrical companies and run under the patronage of either the Lord Chamberlain, or the King, James I (I hope it now look clearer)

>>At the minute, the entry seems to be more about historical theatrical troupes than about the RSC itself. I'd like to see a mention of the Swan Theatre and of the London seasons, and maybe mention a few of the famous stars who've appeared in the RSC's productions. (David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Laurence Olivier etc etc).<<

= Ah, this is were it shows those areas which would have been covered more fully within the Uni Project.

I shall sort something out on those immediately


Thanks Elentari

Webby,

I have made the changes suggested

Thank you

Noth€rLil

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Oh dear, I haven't quite finished it.

I was going to add a bit about the London Season, and name some of the famous RSC players

You can always update it later

I could, but I think it would be more 'rounded' if it was done before being added to the Guide..