News
Members' Monday* - Monday 20 November
November 2023
There will be a rehearsed reading of "Another Inspector Calls" on Monday 20 November at 7:45pm in the Mary Wallace Theatre. The play is by Andy Moseley and is directed by Harry Medawar.
* Please note that Members' Monday events are only open to current full and audience members of RSS.
Upcoming auditions - Private Lives
October 2023
Auditions for our March production of Private Lives will be at 7:45pm on Monday 13 November, following an informal reading at 7:45pm on Monday 6 November. The audition notice is now available.
2022-23 Swan Nominations: 20 for RSS!
July 2023
RSS is delighted to have received 20 nominations for the 2022-23 Swan Awards, celebrating theatrical productions through the borough. Click on the show names to see cast and crew lists as well as photos from each production.
The nominations include The Hypochondriac and Henry V in best production categories with both also receiving technical nominations, as did Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters.
Acting nominations were received for cast members from Henry V, Julius Caesar, Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, Murder in the Cathedral and The Hollow.
Multiple nominations in youth categories were also received for Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent.
UPDATE: RSS is delighted to have won five awards - for best production and youth production for Henry V and Jack Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent respectively, as well as acting awards for Henry V and The Hollow and for fight direction in multiple shows across the season.
And the 2022-23 season is finished!
July 2023
Well done to everyone involved on stage and off, and thank you to all our audience members for sharing these productions with us. You can see photos, cast and crew lists for each show on the Past Productions page.
2022:
2023:
Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent
2021-22: a season completed!
July 2022
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all involved in ensuring that these productions happened! Please click on the production name to read the review.
2021:
2022:
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
This season, RSS won Swan awards in 6 categories. Click on the show names to see cast and crew lists as well as photos from each production.
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Best Production of a Play - Ben Hur
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Best Overall Design and Stage Presentation - The Duchess of Malfi
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Best Male Performer in a Play - Tom Nunan in Ben Hur
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Best Supporting Female Performer in a Play - Fiona Smith in Quartermaine's Terms
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Best Supporting Male Performer in a Play - Gately Freeman in The Comedy of Errors
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Best Female Performer Aged 14 & Under - Alberta Best in Henry IV
Overall, RSS received 14 nominations, including The Duchess of Malfi and Holloway Jones in best production categories as well as technical nominations for Henry IV, The Duchess of Malfi and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Acting nominations were received for cast members from Holloway Jones, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Henry IV, Quartermaine's Terms, Ben Hur, The Comedy of Errors and Hay Fever.