RSC recruits amateurs from six regions as Shakespeare's 'people of England'

Theatre company's outreach scheme casts newbies and hidden young talent for spring production of Henry VI Part 2 The Royal Shakespeare Company is taking the innovative step of casting the people of England as the people of England in its new production of Henry VI Part 2 that will be performed at the company's theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon this spring. Dozens of people with no theatrical background from six areas of the country will take part in the production, alongside a cast of professional ...