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presented on these Stratford pages is based on the Stratford-upon-Avon
Street Map and Guide
THE
RSC THEATRES
Box
Office, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BB.
Box Office Tel: 0844 800 1110
Email: info@rsc.org.uk
Web: www.rsc.org.uk
Royal
Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon
The first theatre to be built in honour of Shakespeare, it was opened
in Stratford in 1879. Most of this building was destroyed by fire in 1926,
but a successful fund-raising appeal enabled the Shakespeare Memorial
Theatre, designed by Elisabeth Scott, to open in 1932. It became the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in 1961, and is one of the most famous theatres in
the world. The Courtyard Theatre is currently the Company’s main theatre while the RST is closed for a major transformation project.
The
Swan Theatre
Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon
An Elizabethan style galleried playhouse built inside the original theatre. Opened in 1986, it stages the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. As part of the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Swan will close from August 2007.
The
Courtyard Theatre
Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon
Built on the site of The Other Place, The Courtyard Theatre is the RSC's new performance space with a thrust stage and seating for 1000 people. The theatre has already become hugely popular with audiences and actors alike. The shape and scale of the auditorium is similar to that proposed for the transformed Royal Shakespeare Theatre and is now the Company's main theatre whilst the RST is closed for transformation.
Backstage
Tours
Guided tours around The Courtyard Theatre, giving a behind-the-scenes look at how the theatres work are available free of charge and can be booked through the Box Office on 01789 403405.
CINEMA
Stratford Picture House
Windsor Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
Bookings: 0871 704 2067
Email: stratfordonavon@picturehouses.co.uk
Web: www.picturehouses.co.uk
MUSIC
AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
The Civic Hall
14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
Box Office Tel: 01789 414513.
Email: info@civichall.co.uk
Web: www.civichall.co.uk
The venue for variety shows, classical music, concerts, big band, pantomime
and dance nights. Licensed bar.
The Bandstand
on the Recreation Ground has bands on some Sunday afternoons during the
summer.
BOAT
TRIPS AND BOAT HIRE
Rowing boats, punts and canoes can be hired by the hour from Swan's Nest
Boathouse, Swan's Nest Lane, or from next to the ferry. Cruises along
the River Avon embark from The Boatyard, Clopton Bridge (E3), Swan's Nest
Boathouse, and from the Bancroft Gardens.
BIKE
HIRE
Stratford Bike Hire, Guild Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Tel: 07711 776340.
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