RSS Alive
As a thriving theatre in the local community RSS provides a multitude of ways you can get involved. RSS Alive events at the Mary Wallace Theatre are informative, engaging and fun and are great opportunities to meet your theatre-maker friends.
Bears, Ballads and the Triumph of Time
Wednesday 8 October
7:45pm at the Mary Wallace Theatre
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This is a free event, non-members are welcome. Right of admission reserved. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
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What have the Fairy King and two polar bear cubs got to do with The Winter’s Tale, and what does an eye-witness account of a performance in Shakespeare’s lifetime tell us about it?
What has catching rabbits got to do with a tale of jealousy, oracles, flowers and statuary? What does a scrap of paper from a bureaucrat’s waste-bin tell us about the play’s history?
Join Gerald Baker’s tour of Shakespeare’s late masterpiece: where it came from, what else was happening in the theatre of the day, and what happened after its premiere. From music and tempest to pick-pockets and shepherds, this talk about The Winter’s Tale will be as various as the play itself.
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Future Events
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Wednesday 29 October: Annual General Meeting
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Friday 7 & Saturday 8 November: RSS New Director's Show - Ionesco’s The Lesson, directed by Stephan Mirré
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Wednesday 15 November: Macabre Tales – spooky stories from Ben Francis
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Monday 15 December: RSS Christmas Party
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Early 2026: Agatha Christie, Britain's most successful female playwright - by Harry Medawar
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More RSS Alive events coming soon:
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“How To” workshops
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New Members Event and Open Day
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