The Rose Theatre http://rosetheatre.org.uk Bankside, London, UK. Built in 1587 and home to Shakespeare, Marlowe and Kyd. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 the-rose-theatrehttp://feedburner.google.com TWO-HEADED by Julie Jensen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/EmWyzDQAyGo/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/two-headed-by-julie-jensen-2/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:09:29 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=777 Set against the background of the Mountain Meadow Massacre, which took place in Utah, USA in 1857. Two-Headed focuses on the struggling friendship between two Mormon  women whose lives  are overshadowed by the dark events of their childhood. Suitable for anyone who has ever had to live with a terrible secret

All performances at 7.30 pm  (Sundays 3.00 pm only)

No Monday Performances

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/two-headed-by-julie-jensen-2/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/two-headed-by-julie-jensen-2/ A few words from the press about The Merchant of Venice. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/T-3j41Su9_E/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/a-few-words-from-the-press-about-the-merchant-of-venice/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:09:24 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/a-few-words-from-the-press-about-the-merchant-of-venice/ As Shylock, Saul Reichlin is superb, flashing with sublime energy. As he clicks his heels and grabs at the air there is a child-like exuberance and a devastating honesty when things turn foul. The Stage

Weinberg excels in teasing tension and Shakespeare’s trademark witticisms brilliantly through giving the text time and space to flourish in the performances of a talented cast. So So Gay


Rebecca Moore as a power-greedy Portia is delicious, her co-conspirator Elizabeth Twells as Nerissa is beautifully observed, while James McNeill as Lancelot Gobbo (and others) is the Jacobean jester at its best,  this is a production that you really must see. The Stage

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/a-few-words-from-the-press-about-the-merchant-of-venice/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/a-few-words-from-the-press-about-the-merchant-of-venice/ Measure For Measure by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/gp58dH32q2M/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/measure-foe-measure-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:11:22 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=760 Measure For Measure by William Shakespeare
Staring Suzanne Marie and Dan Van Garrett

November to December 2011

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Directed by Diego Poupin

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Starring: Nicholas Kempsey and Christopher Raikes

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/look-back-inanger/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/look-back-inanger/ Visit to The London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (LAARC) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/pQKLbP0SZDo/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/visit-to-the-museum-of-london-archives/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:27:59 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=707

The Museum of London Archives

The Museum of London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre will kindly open its doors for the Friends of the Rose.

We will be given an exclusive tour of the Archives as well as some Rose related artefacts.

A glass of wine and light refreshments will be included.

The tour will take place on Monday 12th March 2012 at 7.00pm. (arrival time 6.30pm)

Cost for Rose Friends will be £18 per person.
Non Rose Friends are welcome at the cost of £20 per person.

Tickets can only be reserved directly via the Rose boxoffice email (see below) due to limited spaces available.

Meeting will be at LAARC
Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED.
]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/visit-to-the-museum-of-london-archives/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/visit-to-the-museum-of-london-archives/ Question and Answer sessions for The Merchant of Venice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/M8hZFqt-d1g/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/question-and-answer-for-the-merchant-of-venice/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:05:36 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=704 There will be a Question and Answer session with the actors, director and production staff each Tuesday of the run directly after the performance. All patrons are welcome to stay for the Q+A which will last about 20 minutes

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/question-and-answer-for-the-merchant-of-venice/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/question-and-answer-for-the-merchant-of-venice/ OPEN DAYS AT THE ROSE 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/Q0D2lopk8O4/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/open-days-at-the-rose-2012/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:32:08 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=682 The ever popular Saturday Open Day will commence once again this Saturday the 7th January 2012.

The Site will be open from 10am to 5pm

Entry is free but donations are welcome.


]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/open-days-at-the-rose-2012/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/news/open-days-at-the-rose-2012/ A Tour of Elizabethan Bankside with the Rose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/4SF-WYNtxOk/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/elizabethan-bankside-with-the-rose-2/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:15:51 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=674 Join us for a tour of Elizabethan London’s Liberty of the Clink, home of the Bishop of Winchester, London’s iconic Rose and Globe Theatres and the foul industries that even the Elizabethans considered unsightly. Hear about London’s three cities, the Frost Fairs and the Winchester Geese, culminating with exclusive access to the Rose, Bankside where you’ll hear the history of Bankside’s first theatre.

TOUR STARTS OUTSIDE THE ROSE, Bankside
Tour Starts at 7.00pm

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/elizabethan-bankside-with-the-rose-2/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/elizabethan-bankside-with-the-rose-2/ A Tour of Elizabethan Bankside with the Rose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/QYp4PfnOPlI/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/elizabethan-bankside-with-the-rose/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:06:58 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=667 Join us for a tour of Elizabethan London’s Liberty of the Clink, home of the Bishop of Winchester, London’s iconic Rose and Globe Theatres and the foul industries that even the Elizabethans considered unsightly. Hear about London’s three cities, the Frost Fairs and the Winchester Geese, culminating with exclusive access to the Rose, Bankside where you’ll hear the history of Bankside’s first theatre.

TOUR STARTS OUTSIDE THE ROSE, Bankside
Tour Starts at 7.00pm

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/elizabethan-bankside-with-the-rose/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/elizabethan-bankside-with-the-rose/ ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/1_cQzMpyAkk/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40:50 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=665 Shakespeare’s tragic romance comes to the Rose, Bankside. For four hundred years Romeo and Juliet has never lost its popularity or universal appeal. Highly influential across all art forms and a play for all ages- a truly universal play. Shakespeare’s most adapted and internationally successful play has never been been performed at the Rose, regardless of its representation in ‘Shakespeare in Love’.
In 2012 we intend to put the record straight! As Bankside’s oldest theatre we are very pleased to present the play of ‘star crossed lovers’ on our stage for the first time.
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)
No Monday Performances

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare/ KING LEAR by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/jNDVUDdY6wc/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:36:41 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=663 The Kingdom of Lear: a place dominated by decadence, wealth, liquor, and jazz.  The ageing Lear must divide his kingdom between his three daughters, but when Cordelia, the youngest of the three, is unable to express her love for the King, things begin to spiral out of the old King’s control.
Taking inspiration from the 1920’s and with original Jazz music, House on the Hill Productions brings a freshness and originality while remaining true to Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Utilizing the entire archeological space of the Rose, Lear will show this unique and historic space in a way never seen before.
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)
No Monday Performances

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare/ THE RAPE OF LUCRECE by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/LHsOOqHEfbA/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-rape-of-lucrece-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:45:38 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=654 Gerard Logan (Olivier Award nominee and RSC actor ) stars in the first ever solo adaptation of Shakespeare’s brilliant, brutal narrative poem about the dreadful crime of rape and its aftershock. Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, shining a light on a band of human behaviour encompassing the bestial and the beautiful.

Gerard won Best Solo Performer Award, Edinburgh Festival 2011 from The Stage and will return to The Rose, Bankside with this very special production.
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-rape-of-lucrece-by-william-shakespeare/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-rape-of-lucrece-by-william-shakespeare/ VENUS AND ADONIS by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/w0_1jm8syDE/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/venus-and-adonis-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:31:46 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=648 The Rose presents Shakespeare’s sexually explicit work.

A staged version of his poem based on parts of Ovid’s Metamorphoses and an insight into the psychologies behind love, youthful lust and grief.

Note: Performances Tuesday 2nd – Sunday 5th August
And Tuesday 14th – Saturday 25th
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)
No Monday Performances

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“You forget that Shakespeare is still held responsible for the first part of ‘Henry VI’, with its infamous libel on Joan. She would have risen from the Seine and punched my head if I had penned her name in Stratford.”
- George Bernard
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)
No Monday Performances

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/saint-joan-by-george-bernard-shaw/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/saint-joan-by-george-bernard-shaw/ THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/XrVFc4buZ_g/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-comedy-of-errors-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:07:42 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=641 Regarded by some as Shakespeare’s first play, The Comedy of Errors comes to The Rose, Bankside now for the first time. Elements of farce combined with touchingly emotional themes of loss and reconciliation would return much later in more sombre ways, in works such as Twelfth Night and The Winter’s Tale. In The Comedy of Errors the comedy is dominant but the skill of Shakespeare’s composition is often overlooked in a play that’s more famous for it’s title than it’s content. An early example of Shakespeare’s cosmopolitanism, based on Plautus, set in Ephesus (Turkey), and with Sicilian travellers among its lead characters. Joining us near the river at the Rose is the perfect place to re-examine this work where the author probably met such similar characters four hundred years ago.
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)
No Monday Performances

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-comedy-of-errors-by-william-shakespeare/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-comedy-of-errors-by-william-shakespeare/ THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/oTXl8WbRNkw/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-merchant-of-venice-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:59:39 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=639 Set in the city banking sector during the current debt crisis the Rose will open the 2012 season with a modern dress production of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Love is caught up in a whirlwind of market forces in this dark comedy set in the world of high finance. The quality of mercy is not strained but put to the test when beloved Antonio loses his fortune and Shylock demands his bond. A pound of flesh will be the price to pay the debt between these hated rivals. Think of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street with slick suits and razor sharp dialogue.
All performances at 7.30 pm (Sundays 3.00 pm only)
No Monday Performances

There will be a Question and Answer session with the actors, director and production staff each Tuesday directly after the performance. All patrons are welcome to stay for the Q+A which will last about 20 minutes

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-merchant-of-venice-by-william-shakespeare/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/events/the-merchant-of-venice-by-william-shakespeare/ Pawnography by Tracy Keeling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/-hAlDdoEAJU/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/pawnography-by-tracy-keeling/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:15:44 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=626 Pawnography
Starring:Adam Elliott, Lucy Grainger

]]> http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/pawnography-by-tracy-keeling/feed/ 0 http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/pawnography-by-tracy-keeling/ Macbeth by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-rose-theatre/~3/0F7-fxqzA2M/ http://rosetheatre.org.uk/videos/macbeth-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:12:27 +0000 roseadmin http://rosetheatre.org.uk/?p=624 Macbeth
Directed by David Pearce
Starring: Robert Carretta, Suzanne Marie

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