Production Diary 7, Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company

Production Diary 7 11 October 2013 Simon Ash, our Senior Production Manager for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, describes the last week of technical work before Richard II opens. Are we going to be ready to get the actors on stage on Monday evening at 6 o clock he asks. His explanation of the process of bringing the show to stage makes clear it s not an easy question to answer. Simon and the team have been planning this work for at least three months. In the week before the show ope