Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company
Abbreviation	RSC
Predecessor	Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Ltd.
Formation	23 April 1879
Founder	Peter Hall
Founded at	Stratford-upon-Avon
Type	Charity
Legal status	Charity incorporated under royal charter
Purpose	Promote Shakespeare's plays to a truly diverse audience and their relevance to today's society.
Headquarters	Stratford-upon-Avon
Location	United Kingdom;
Patron	Charles III
Interim Executive Directors	Sandeep Mahal and Vicky Cheetham
Main organ	Board of Trustees
Expenses (2019)	£82.98 million
Endowment (2019)	£86.43 million
Staff (2019)	1205
Website	www.rsc.org.uk

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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and on tour across the UK and internationally.

The company's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon, where it has redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a £112.8-million "Transformation" project. The theatres re-opened in November 2010, having closed in 2007.

As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the RSC produces new work from living artists.