Beam him up to city.Byline: By Gordon Barr He's boldly gone where no man has gone before This article is about the quotation. For the Original Series episode, see Where No Man Has Gone Before. For the Next Generation episode, see Where No One Has Gone Before. "Where no man has gone before , but come this autumn Hollywood superstar Patrick Stewart will be enjoying the delights of the North East. The Star Trek Generations actor will top the bill for this year's Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. It is a national theater supported by government funds. Newcastle season when he appears as Prospero in The Tempest at the Theatre Royal from November 21. Three other productions will be coming to the city, in a smaller season than usual, due to the year-long complete works of Shakespeare Complete Works of William Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Some editions include The Two Noble Kinsmen, a collaboration with John Fletcher, and some do not. festival taking place in Stratford Upon Avon. Tickets go on sale from May 10. Newcastle's opening two, Much Ado About Nothing and King John, will be at the newly-reopened Northern Stage (Playhouse), while the Theatre Royal will also play host to Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet star-crossed lovers die as teenagers. [Br. Lit.: Romeo and Juliet] See : Death, Premature Romeo and Juliet archetypal star-crossed lovers. [Br. Lit. . But Northern Stage has also pulled off a bit of a coup ( which came as a surprise to the RSC yesterday at the season launch. Northern Stage's Erica Whyman revealed the Knee-High Theatre Company will be bringing Shakespeare's Cymbeline to her venue in October ( ahead of it taking part in the RSC's complete works festival in Stratford. "So you could say the season is a bit longer than expected," joked RSC associate director Dominic Cooke, who said he was excited at the prospect of the company's 29th year in Newcastle, but added he realised there were not as many productions as normal. "It is an exceptional year for us in Stratford with the festival, but logistically it just was not possible to bring more productions to Newcastle. I'm sure audiences will approve of what is coming, and I hope many will travel to Stratford to see some of the others, as people from all over the world do." RSC newcomers Morven Christie and Rupert Evans will take on the roles of Romeo and Juliet, while Tamsin Greig, of Green Wing fame, will make her RSC debut in the role of Beatrice, alongside Joseph Millson's Benedick, in Much Ado About Nothing. As part of the season, RSC Learning will work with students and teachers in the region, including a day-long sixth form conference focusing on The Tempest. The intensive course will be designed for 16-plus English or theatre studies students and activities will include midweek workshops and specially-created sessions to suit school students and those in further education. RSC SEASON OCT OCT ornithine carbamoyltransferase; oxytocin challenge test. OCT ornithine carbamoyl transferase, a liver specific enzyme. OCT Oxytocin stress test, see there 30-NOV 4: Much Ado About Nothing, Northern Stage NOV 7-11: King John, Northern Stage NOV 13-18: Romeo and Juliet, Theatre Royal NOV 21-25: The Tempest, Theatre Royal |
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