Nicholas Gerard-Martin in the RSC King & Country season

Nicholas Gerard-Martin

NICHOLAS GERARD-MARTIN has returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company to begin rehearsals for The Famous Victories of Henry V. In the summer he will begin rehearsals for the RSC's King & Country season which comprises Henry V, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 and Richard II, performances of which will take place in Stratford, at the Barbican and abroad.

Marcus Griffiths and Colin Ryan in Love's Sacrifice, The Jew of Malta and Volpone at the RSC

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MARCUS GRIFFITHS and COLIN RYAN have both been cast in the RSC's 2015 Swan Theatre season, which includes Love's Sacrifice, The Jew of Malta and Volpone, directed by Matthew Dunster, Justin Audibert and Trevor Nunn respectively. The season opens with The Jew of Malta on 18 March.

Colin Ryan

Joanna Kirkland in Shutters at the Park Theatre

Joanna Kirkland

JOANNA KIRKLAND starts rehearsals at the Park Theatre this week. Shutters, which will run from 9 July to 3 August, is a triple bill of American plays focusing on the changing lives of women during the 20th century - Trifles by Susan Glaspell, The Deer by Brooke Allen and Cast of Characters by Philip Dawkins. The all female cast will be directed by Jack Thorpe-Baker.