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RSC Unveils Design of New TheatreThe Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has revealed outline plans to redesign its theatre complex at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Plans include a "thrust" stage for the main Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a 33m (108ft) tower marking a new entrance, a public square and a riverside walkway.
Work is due to start in spring 2007 costing £100m, with £85m now raised.
The Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres re-open in 2010.
While they are closed plays will be staged at the Courtyard Theatre, a temporary 1,000-seat venue.
The new venue, an extension of the RSC's Other Place studio theatre, is scheduled to open next month.
According to the company, initial designs from project architects Bennetts Associates will "restore the key Art Deco elements of the Grade II listed theatre while creating a more welcoming, combined entrance".
The new stage, designed with theatre consultants Charcoalblue, is intended to "transform the relationship between artists and audiences".
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