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RSC launches £1m theatre appeal | RSC launches £1m theatre appeal |
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has launched an appeal to raise £1m in public donations to help rebuild its main theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. | The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has launched an appeal to raise £1m in public donations to help rebuild its main theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. |
The theatre closed for redevelopment in 2007 and the RSC has already received more than £100m towards the work. | The theatre closed for redevelopment in 2007 and the RSC has already received more than £100m towards the work. |
Now the company is seeking a further £10m and is hoping £1m will come from public donations. | Now the company is seeking a further £10m and is hoping £1m will come from public donations. |
Donors will be able to sponsor a brick for £50, or have a seat in the theatre in Warwickshire named after them. | Donors will be able to sponsor a brick for £50, or have a seat in the theatre in Warwickshire named after them. |
Art deco | Art deco |
The transformation of the Grade II listed building started last year and should be completed by 2010. | The transformation of the Grade II listed building started last year and should be completed by 2010. |
The new auditorium will incorporate the art deco facade of the 1932 theatre. | The new auditorium will incorporate the art deco facade of the 1932 theatre. |
Plans include a "thrust" stage for the main theatre, a 108ft (33m) tower at the entrance and a riverside walkway. | Plans include a "thrust" stage for the main theatre, a 108ft (33m) tower at the entrance and a riverside walkway. |
The RSC has already raised £102m, including £50m from the Arts Council of England and £22m in private pledges. | The RSC has already raised £102m, including £50m from the Arts Council of England and £22m in private pledges. |
The RSC has a long history of raising money from private sources. | The RSC has a long history of raising money from private sources. |
When fire severely damaged the original Stratford theatre in 1926, it was rebuilt following an international emergency appeal. | When fire severely damaged the original Stratford theatre in 1926, it was rebuilt following an international emergency appeal. |
And in the 1980s the nearby Swan Theatre was paid for entirely by an American philanthropist, Fred Koch. | And in the 1980s the nearby Swan Theatre was paid for entirely by an American philanthropist, Fred Koch. |
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