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David Cross worked with the RSC? Really? I suppose it's possible, but if he really did then maybe someone can reference it on the wiki about him that is being linked to.
and Dennis Waterman?? Mujinga 20:40, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
I think, there are now so many actors listed, many of them are in my opinion not really notable . Would it not be better, if new names would only be listed, after an article in wikipedia is written about them? And those with no article yet, be deleted? Anne-theater 20:46, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Is the section even necessary? Doesn't the category Royal Shakespeare Company members suffice? Amo ( talk) 16:00, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Did Gary Oldman really work with the Royal Shakespeare Company? If so, could you please give me the names of the plays, which he has been a part of? RSC alumni are quite close-knit, but I can't recall a single RSC actor talk about him at all (no, not even those actors who have worked with him in films, as well as being RSC alumni). And even he doesn't talk about being part of the RSC at any point during his career. I read that he was actually rejected by the RSC. I'm quite well-read about the RSC, and I cannot recall a single article that says,"Gary Oldman, RSC alumnus". Infact, Gary's own Wikipedia article has no mention of him working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, at any given point in time, during his career. He made the entrance into films through theatre, but I don't recall him doing Shakespeare at the RSC. Could someone please clarify this for me? Thanks. 59.184.134.177 ( talk) 13:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
AFAIK Peter Land only had one major role with the company, that of Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona in 1981. This doesn't really qualify him as a notable member of the company, or does it? The name of the editor who listed him might be a joke, of course... I'm inclined to rv this. Old Moonraker 16:04, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Gentlemen & Ladies (who can tell nowadays), may I address this subject seeing as I am the subject Peter Land. Even though this talk is from many years ago, may I agree wholeheartedly that if I was responsible for making up the list of notable RSC Actors I would not add me to that list. But I do take issue over the mistaken he "only had one major role" at the RSC. That is not correct. During my three years on-and-off at the RSC I played not only Proteus in Two Gentlemen of Verona but also Dumaine the Elder in Trevor Nunn’s sparkling production of Alls Well That Ends Well opposite the late great Peggy Ashcroft while having a 'notable' slash at Polixenes opposite Patrick Stewart and Gemma Jones. But it is true that Third Goth in Titus Andronicus, Chorus in Butch Strong, Man in Alone Plus One amounts to very little. That being said I will continue to oppose those that guess and do not adequately check the facts. Always in my own name. If that is 'vanity' then so be it, but I stand by my truthful word. Peter land ( talk) 20:40, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
Old Moonraker - Thanks for giving me a positive word. I was thinking that the past meant for little. Obviously in Simon Trowbridge's (who he) mind my past obviously does. I actually played, that is as I said, "slashed" at Polixenes for memorable performances when Ray Jewer's father died in Canada. Gemma Jones writes about it in one of those Playing Shakespeare books; kindly saying that my performance made them rethink the play. I must have been stunningly bad or stunningly the opposite. I indeed played Dion opposite Hugh Quarshie. Yes I devised: Alone Plus One, which was based on the music of Brel, Weill and Eisler. Maybe Mr Trowbridge, if he'd seen that performance might have heralded my ease with musical material. But politically my time at the RSC had to come to an end when I was told as the only 'notable' male singer in the company that the up-coming Les Miserables did not have any available young men roles in it. Imagine my surprise when it opened to see the stage crawling with young men. And they say Political Life is a minefield. ( Peter land ( talk) 21:57, 30 July 2011 (UTC))
Thanks for that, of course he must be a dependable source, but even specialised sources can be very, very wrong. Would anyone mind if this section about this guy Peter Land is deleted? Think the point has been made and also been taken. Peter land ( talk) 11:23, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
There are references on this page and the Stratford-upon-Avon page to The Other Place as the third theatre the RSC run. According to their site the third theatre the RSC run in Stratford is the newly opened Courtyard Theatre. Anyone want to elaborate on the situation before I change the text of the article? -- Edith The Hutt 14:58, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I tried to put the references into a more 'traditional' version. But as most of them are weblinks, it looked not as it should have. Is there a possibility to write these references in a different way? Anne-theater 20:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
No mention of their edition of WS's complete works? Peter jackson ( talk) 16:04, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I can not find anything about his performances in Stratford in the article about this actor. Was he in Stratford and is he notable enough to be mentioned in the article? Anne-theater ( talk) 00:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
The existing section doesn't read well, seeming to have a rather favourable bias. Could someone with comprehensive knowledge of the topic provide some revision, please?
For example, phrasing like "Talking of these achievements with typical modesty..." sets a tone too cosy to be truly encyclopedic and, in particular, only covering the positive achievements whilst merely referring readers to a printed book for a more critical view reads as uncomfortably partial. Rather than refer out,could someone summarise the key points of criticism here, please?
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Well,we have presentation at school that's why I'm finding any information about Royal Shakespeare on. Our topic is based in this company. Alphadjodia ( talk) 00:41, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
The Article states the RSC was founded in 1879, but also states its founder was a man born in 1930. Unless he is a time traveller something has gone amiss. 2A00:23C7:C82:3101:E994:8341:9E8F:E26B ( talk) 22:17, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
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David Cross worked with the RSC? Really? I suppose it's possible, but if he really did then maybe someone can reference it on the wiki about him that is being linked to.
and Dennis Waterman?? Mujinga 20:40, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
I think, there are now so many actors listed, many of them are in my opinion not really notable . Would it not be better, if new names would only be listed, after an article in wikipedia is written about them? And those with no article yet, be deleted? Anne-theater 20:46, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Is the section even necessary? Doesn't the category Royal Shakespeare Company members suffice? Amo ( talk) 16:00, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Did Gary Oldman really work with the Royal Shakespeare Company? If so, could you please give me the names of the plays, which he has been a part of? RSC alumni are quite close-knit, but I can't recall a single RSC actor talk about him at all (no, not even those actors who have worked with him in films, as well as being RSC alumni). And even he doesn't talk about being part of the RSC at any point during his career. I read that he was actually rejected by the RSC. I'm quite well-read about the RSC, and I cannot recall a single article that says,"Gary Oldman, RSC alumnus". Infact, Gary's own Wikipedia article has no mention of him working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, at any given point in time, during his career. He made the entrance into films through theatre, but I don't recall him doing Shakespeare at the RSC. Could someone please clarify this for me? Thanks. 59.184.134.177 ( talk) 13:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
AFAIK Peter Land only had one major role with the company, that of Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona in 1981. This doesn't really qualify him as a notable member of the company, or does it? The name of the editor who listed him might be a joke, of course... I'm inclined to rv this. Old Moonraker 16:04, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Gentlemen & Ladies (who can tell nowadays), may I address this subject seeing as I am the subject Peter Land. Even though this talk is from many years ago, may I agree wholeheartedly that if I was responsible for making up the list of notable RSC Actors I would not add me to that list. But I do take issue over the mistaken he "only had one major role" at the RSC. That is not correct. During my three years on-and-off at the RSC I played not only Proteus in Two Gentlemen of Verona but also Dumaine the Elder in Trevor Nunn’s sparkling production of Alls Well That Ends Well opposite the late great Peggy Ashcroft while having a 'notable' slash at Polixenes opposite Patrick Stewart and Gemma Jones. But it is true that Third Goth in Titus Andronicus, Chorus in Butch Strong, Man in Alone Plus One amounts to very little. That being said I will continue to oppose those that guess and do not adequately check the facts. Always in my own name. If that is 'vanity' then so be it, but I stand by my truthful word. Peter land ( talk) 20:40, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
Old Moonraker - Thanks for giving me a positive word. I was thinking that the past meant for little. Obviously in Simon Trowbridge's (who he) mind my past obviously does. I actually played, that is as I said, "slashed" at Polixenes for memorable performances when Ray Jewer's father died in Canada. Gemma Jones writes about it in one of those Playing Shakespeare books; kindly saying that my performance made them rethink the play. I must have been stunningly bad or stunningly the opposite. I indeed played Dion opposite Hugh Quarshie. Yes I devised: Alone Plus One, which was based on the music of Brel, Weill and Eisler. Maybe Mr Trowbridge, if he'd seen that performance might have heralded my ease with musical material. But politically my time at the RSC had to come to an end when I was told as the only 'notable' male singer in the company that the up-coming Les Miserables did not have any available young men roles in it. Imagine my surprise when it opened to see the stage crawling with young men. And they say Political Life is a minefield. ( Peter land ( talk) 21:57, 30 July 2011 (UTC))
Thanks for that, of course he must be a dependable source, but even specialised sources can be very, very wrong. Would anyone mind if this section about this guy Peter Land is deleted? Think the point has been made and also been taken. Peter land ( talk) 11:23, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
There are references on this page and the Stratford-upon-Avon page to The Other Place as the third theatre the RSC run. According to their site the third theatre the RSC run in Stratford is the newly opened Courtyard Theatre. Anyone want to elaborate on the situation before I change the text of the article? -- Edith The Hutt 14:58, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I tried to put the references into a more 'traditional' version. But as most of them are weblinks, it looked not as it should have. Is there a possibility to write these references in a different way? Anne-theater 20:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
No mention of their edition of WS's complete works? Peter jackson ( talk) 16:04, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I can not find anything about his performances in Stratford in the article about this actor. Was he in Stratford and is he notable enough to be mentioned in the article? Anne-theater ( talk) 00:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
The existing section doesn't read well, seeming to have a rather favourable bias. Could someone with comprehensive knowledge of the topic provide some revision, please?
For example, phrasing like "Talking of these achievements with typical modesty..." sets a tone too cosy to be truly encyclopedic and, in particular, only covering the positive achievements whilst merely referring readers to a printed book for a more critical view reads as uncomfortably partial. Rather than refer out,could someone summarise the key points of criticism here, please?
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I have tagged this article as I believe the History section is heavily biased against the actions of certain directors and staff, and the claims made are poorly sourced when they are sourced at all. I will return to the article when I have a chance to try and produce a more neutral tone in the history from the available sources, but it will almost certainly require an expert's attention to properly rectify. Triptothecottage ( talk) 10:37, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
Well,we have presentation at school that's why I'm finding any information about Royal Shakespeare on. Our topic is based in this company. Alphadjodia ( talk) 00:41, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
The Article states the RSC was founded in 1879, but also states its founder was a man born in 1930. Unless he is a time traveller something has gone amiss. 2A00:23C7:C82:3101:E994:8341:9E8F:E26B ( talk) 22:17, 8 April 2023 (UTC)