Where is The Other Place?
The Other Place at 22 Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BH.
In brief
The Other Place opened as a tin shed rehearsal room from 1974. It was closed in 1989 for two years rebuilding and reopened its doors in 1991 with a permanent brick building. The building closed in 2005 to be adapted as a foyer to The Courtyard Theatre. The RSC (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) kept the shell of The Courtyard Theatre's auditorium and used it to create a new The Other Place.
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The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon (May 2021). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Other Place - history
The Other Place was first opened by the RSC in 1974, as their first studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
In 1989, The Other Place was closed for two years of rebuilding work, and was replaced by a more modern building which opened in 1991.
The new building later closed, and was transformed into the Courtyard Theatre for the RSC.
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The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (April 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Courtyard Theatre had a 1048 seat thrust stage, and it opened in 2006.
Designed by Ian Richie Architects and built in 11 months.
It was used while the Royal Shakespeare Company had the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre closed for redevelopment between 2007 and 2010.
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The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (April 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
The last performance at the Courtyard Theatre took place in 2010, when the Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres reopened that year.
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The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (April 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
Temporary planning permission for The Courtyard Theatre was in place until the end of 2012 when it was used for the World Shakespeare Festival as part of the Cultural Olympiad in 2012.
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The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (April 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Courtyard Theatre was replaced by The Other Place and reinstated as a 200 seat studio theatre in 2016.
The new The Other Place was opened in March 2016, in time for the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
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The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon (April 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Other Place is where the pair of gloved hands are pointing at.
The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon (April 2023). Photography by Elliott Brown
Contact details
The Other Place
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Box Office team on 01789 331111
email the Box Office at tickets@rsc.org.uk