Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
	The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 2011, north frontage and tower
Former names	Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
General information
Status	Grade II* listed
Opened	1879
Relocated	1932
Renovated	2007-10
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Designated	13 May 1971
Reference no.	1207396
Owner	Royal Shakespeare Company
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Unsworth (1879); Edward Dodgshun (1879); Elisabeth Scott (1932); Bennetts Associates (2005-2010)

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) (originally called the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre) is a Grade II* listed 1,040+ seat thrust stage theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company dedicated to the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is located in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon – Shakespeare's birthplace – in the English Midlands, beside the River Avon. The building incorporates the smaller Swan Theatre. The Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres re-opened in November 2010 after undergoing a major renovation known as the Transformation Project.^[1]

^ Reid, Robert L. (July 2011). "Royal Treatment: a six year effort to redevelop the Royal Shakespere Company's signature theater". Civil Engineering Magazine. 81 (7). American Society of Civil Engineers: 73–81. doi:10.1061/ciegag.0000358.

[ASCE-1] Reid, Robert L. (July 2011). "Royal Treatment: a six year effort to redevelop the Royal Shakespere Company's signature theater". Civil Engineering Magazine. 81 (7). American Society of Civil Engineers: 73–81. doi:10.1061/ciegag.0000358.

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