Royal Shakespeare Theatre Reviews Summary

Performance Quality

Pros:

• "Beautiful performance and great acting by the artists."
• "MacBeth performed with tremendous energy and passion from the start to the last moments."
• "It was an incredible performance from the actors, they really commit to character and convey the story very well."
• "The acting was phenomenal and the show itself was very well done."
• "The performance was excellent and really funny."
• "Excellent performance. Seats a bit uncomfortable after an hour or so."
• "We went to see "As You Like It" and enjoyed the performance."
• "The performance was brilliant, the theatre was comfortable and air conditioned."

Cons:

• "The production was a bit too modern for me and the costumes or lack of confusing and odd."
• "A disappointing seat for this production (stalls F2)... Too much of the action is hidden from view."
• "Very poor view from my seat. Much of the time the actors had their back to me."
• "We have watched "The Box of Delights" and unfortunately have been really disappointed with the script and the story."
• "The play left me a little underwhelmed. The set was a particularly strong aspect of the show but I was not blown away by any other aspect."
• "I saw Macbeth, I think, though the absence of sets, and the actors wear what you want dress code, had me baffled."
• "We went to see As you like it. It was truly awful... For £53 a ticket, it was immoral."
• "I wish to express my disappointment in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre... he ended up being turned away."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

• "This building is like old and new architecture mixture."
• "The theater is very well set-up. Even though I was relatively far from the stage, the view was great."
• "Great museum, backstage tour, coffee and good, happy times."
• "There is a gift shop with all Shakespeare's inspired books and trinkets."
• "Amazing theatre with an auditorium designed on the novel principle that everyone in the audience should have a good view of the stage."
• "The amenities are also great with a RSC shop, full of Shakespeare themed gifts, books and clothing."
• "Staff so friendly cannot do enough for you... a fabulous, interesting building with a shop, bar, cafe & restaurant."
• "The front of house tour was excellent and the guide was quite knowledgeable."

Cons:

• "The only minor niggle was that we were quite chilly, possibly due to the air conditioning."
• "Be warned that the seats are actually higher off the floor than the two rows in front, like a bar stool."
• "My only negative comment is that the theatre seats are very small with very little leg room."
• "The seats are really uncomfortable and tightly packed, so no room to move around and get comfortable."
• "Some of the seats on the upper levels in The Swan are high requiring you to climb into them."
• "The seating map and layout is not very good, I was in Upper Circle and thought I had picked seat next to an entrance/exit area but it wasn't."
• "However, the photo of the obstruction of my seat, on the company's website was misleading."
• "It's surprisingly intimate and all seats get great views as far as I can tell."