A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
We won VisitEngland’s highest accolade in 2011 – the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award. 1,300,000
More than day visitors and audience members have joined us in our new home since it opened in November 2010.
50,360
Over diners have eaten in the Rooftop Restaurant
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43,072 took a trip up the Theatre Tower More than 19,000 people joined us on a backstage tour
Since the doors to the new Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres opened, 750,000 visitors have joined us to enjoy what the building has to offer. Every day is different, but a typical Saturday can see four performances, storytelling in our public spaces, six theatre tours, three exhibitions and interactive displays, up to 200 diners in our Rooftop Restaurant, a stream of people through our café and bars, hundreds of people visiting the top of the Tower and browsing in the shop from 10.00am, when doors open, till they close late at night. All the front of house activity is captured on the Duty Managers’ reports which paint a picture of daily life in the public spaces of the RST. Here’s a snapshot of a busy day. 9.00 9.15 First Behind the Scenes tours
10.00 10.00 First Tower Visit, Ticket Hotline, bars, café, exhibition spaces and shop open to the public 10.45 First Front of House theatre tour
9.15 The first of our six theatre tours kicked off with people excited to go behind the scenes. We have a touch tour taking place before the audio described matinee performance.
10.00 The building opened and was busy from the off with a large number of people waiting outside to either buy tickets or attend the Story Garden event. It was a sunny day and the riverside terrace quickly filled with customers from the café.
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