Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre – Building, Images, Architect, News, Photo
RSC Theatre Building, Stratford-upon-Avon
English Theatre Building in Warwickshire, England, UK
23 Nov 2017 + 30 Nov 1999
Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre – TOP
Design: Ian Ritchie Architects Ltd
Location: 22 Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BH, England
The Royal Shakespeare Company Courtyard Theatre – The Other Place
The Other Place (TOP) at the RSC in Stratford upon Avon began in the 1970s as a small new writing studio theatre in a tin shed. It was rebuilt as a brick building in the 1980s and in 2005 Ian Ritchie Architects designed the temporary 1040 seat Courtyard Theatre adjacent to the brick ?TOP?.

Entrance – photo © Stewart Hemley It was enclosed by folded Corten steel with an internal clear-span steel structure. It was the RSC?s main theatre until the transformed RST was reopened in 2011. The reuse and adaptation of the 11,300m3 of Courtyard Theatre space was a challenging volumetric exercise.

Foyer with conversation booths – photo © iRAL
To compose and organise a multitude of spaces, each technically specific, demanded at each stage rigorous analysis of acoustics, public / private routes, fire controls and escapes while seeking a harmony and thrill of a new spatial composition.

Foyer from level 1 – photo © Stewart Hemley
New uses within the now iconic enclosure were introduced over five floors and now house a 200 seat adaptable studi...