Royal Shakespeare Company's £112.8m redevelopment to open in November

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that's its 拢112.8m development of the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon will open in November 2010.

Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres
Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres
The refurbished venues will feature a 1,000 seat auditorium with new exhibition spaces and catering options including the Rooftop Restaurant and Riverside Café and terrace with views of the River Avon, Stratford and the Warwickshire countryside.

Before the official opening of the theatres in April 2011, the Royal Shakespeare Company will stage a series of events over the next few months starting with poetry evenings and a Matilda event with illustrator Quentin Blake drawing favourite Roald Dahl characters in December.

The first productions to be staged in February will be King Lear and Romeo and Juliet.

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