The famous Royal Shakespeare Theatre, designed in the 1930s, has now closed its doors to the public while it undergoes a major transformation - and in this is an episode of memories of the RST in its heyday we'll get the view from the stalls! From those whose passion drove them to keep a caravan in Stratford for their regular visits from Devon to those who came by bus from Birmingham to queue for standing room only in the 1960's ! Today the audience speaks

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The RSC's famous Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon is being transformed over the next three years and while work is underway the company is performing up the road in a temporary theatre which is a working prototype for the new RST. Find out more from the RSC's artistic director, one of the the UK's top theatre designers and the architects.

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David Crystal, a world expert of Shakespearian pronunciation, on why Romeo and Juliet would have been 10 minutes shorter in Shakespeare's day, and other fascinating insights.

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Fay Weldon, one the the UK's best loved and most respected writers talks about taking liberties with Shakespeare's works!

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