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ALT Timothy West in the rehearsal room wearing a blue shirt and red scarf
ALT Judi Dench in period costume sits a desk looking forward
ALT A photo of Mathew Baynton smiling against a grey background.
ALT Catherine Mallyon, RSC Executive Director and Erica Whyman, Acting Artistic Director, said: ‘We are deeply saddened by this news and our thoughts and sincere condolences are with Gregory, and with Antony’s family and their friends at this devastating time. ‘Antony had a long association with the RSC and a hugely celebrated career on stage and screen. Antony’s last production with the Company was in the two-hander Kunene and The King, written by his friend and fellow South African actor, writer and activist, John Kani. ‘Antony was deeply loved and hugely admired by so many colleagues. He was a ground-breaking role model for many young actors, and it is impossible to comprehend that he is no longer with us. We will ensure friends far and wide have the chance to share tributes and memories in the days to come.'
ALT In black and white, a woman wearing a period costume with large billowing sleeves and a corset bodice with decorative ribbons looks upwards to the left. Her hair is in an updo and she wears a small headdress.
ALT Haydn Gwynne as Volumnia in Coriolanus. She is standing against a black background wearing a cream coloured cardigan, and clutching a piece of paper to her chest while looking up smiling.
ALT Today we are sad to announce that Gregory Doran will be taking a period of compassionate leave as Artistic Director of the RSC to care for his husband, Sir Antony Sher. Antony has a long and celebrated association with the Company and is an RSC Honorary Associate Artist. Gregory Doran writes “I am very sorry to say that my husband, Tony Sher, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and in order to look after him, and with the agreement of the Board, I will be taking a period of compassionate leave with immediate effect. I expect to return in early 2022. During this period RSC Deputy Artistic Director, Erica Whyman, will take on the role of Acting Artistic Director until Gregory’s return. This arrangement has been agreed by the RSC Board, and Erica will have overall artistic responsibility as well as wider organisational accountability which she will share with Catherine Mallyon, Executive Director. We will be making no further comment regarding this personal matter, and we as
ALT Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey smiling and standing against brightly painted, multi-coloured boards.
ALT A photo of King Charles III wearing a blue pinstriped suit
ALT A photo of Charlotte Sutton smiling with arms crossed, standing in front of green foliage.
ALT A picture of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at night. Shakepeare's face is lit up and there are fireworks coming out of the top of the building.
ALT Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey standing against a multi-coloured striped wall.
ALT King Lear, played by Ian McKellen, is sat behind a table wearing a red military jacket with gold trimmings.
ALT Glenda Jackson as Princess in Love's Labour's Lost, wearing a white dress with silver jewellery.
ALT A copy of the First Folio on display inside a display case in The Play's The Thing exhibition. The book is open at the title page for Measure For Measure.
ALT A black and white photo of Malcolm Storry as Kent, Michael Gambon as King Lear and Antony Sher as Fool in King Lear. They are huddled together with their arms around each other.
ALT Gregory Doran in the rehearsal room wearing a checked shirt.
ALT The RSC shop. There are racks of products, related to The Magician's Elephant, ready to be bought.
ALT An image of some blue elephant biscuits. The shortbread biscuits have been iced with bright blue icing and sit on RSC branded paper.
ALT A picture of the new Garden Theatre at dusk. The red brick Swan Theatre rises up in the background, with the new Garden Theatre in the foreground with rows of red seats sat around a blue stage. To the right of the image, trees line the river.
ALT The Countess of Rossillion, played by Judi Dench, wearing a large neck ruff and an Elizabethan style dress made from black material with floral embroidery.
ALT Luke Thompson reaching towards the viewer holding up a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses. Behind, a sunny blue sky with light clouds. In the top right, light pink text reads: Love’s Labour’s Lost, William Shakespeare.
ALT Michael Boyd sitting in a chair at a panel discussion, looking towards the viewer over left shoulder.
ALT A compilation of the Love's Labour's Lost cast headshots on a blue sky background. Text in the top left corner reads: Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare. In the bottom right corner Luke Thompson is reaching towards the viewer holding up a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses.
ALT An image of Mathew Baynton smiling, with large donkey's ears created from small sparkles. Behind, green, purple, yellow and blue flashes of colour and the silhouette of tree branches. On either side of Mathew fireflies form the words ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare’
ALT A view of our new garden theatre, taken from above. Rows of red chairs are structured in a semi-circle shape, surrounded by trees behind and to the left. In the centre of the image, a green crane rises up.
ALT Satsuki (Ami Okumura Jones) and Mei (Mei Mac) meet Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan inside the Young V&A
ALT Members of the My Neighbour Totoro company operate a goat puppet which school children interact with, inside the Young V&A.
ALT The My Neighbour Totoro company perform a scene with the Soot Sprites in front of school children and Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan inside the Young V&A
ALT Tatsuo (Dai Tabuchi), Satsuki (Ami Okumura Jones), Mei (Mei Mac) and Granny (Jacqueline Tate) perform inside the V&A in front of school children wearing hi-vis vests.
ALT A designed image showing the headshots of Hamlet actors against a bright gold background. In the top left, yellow text reads: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Text beneath each headshot reads: Nancy Carroll: Gertrude, Jared Harris: Claudius, Anton Lesser: Ghost/First Player, Elliot Levey: Polonius, Kel Matsena: Horatio, Lewis Shepherd: Laertes, Luke Thallon: Hamlet, Nia Towle: Ophelia.
ALT An oil on panel portrait of William Shakespeare.
ALT Touchstone, played by David Tennant, is sat with his legs up over the arm of the chair wearing a green and red jester outfit. He is looking at his own hand which is held out in front of him
ALT The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream in the rehearsal room. Five people are kneeling in front with everyone else standing behind.