‘Shakespearean flashmob’ hits BP-sponsored British Museum

200 members of the Reclaim Shakespeare Company took over the British Museum’s Great Court and performed a series of anti-BP plays yesterday. The flashmob of ‘actor-vists’ performed a re-interpretation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the British Museum’s Great Court. The performance — which included 200 people chanting “double, double, oil is trouble; tar sands burn as … More ‘Shakespearean flashmob’ hits BP-sponsored British Museum

RSC backs away from world’s biggest corporate criminal

‘Twould seem that the Royal Shakespeare Company has seen sense. At the end of a season of plays sponsored by BP that has seen us invade the RSC’s stage five times: here, here, here, here and here; huge audience support for our anti-BP soliloquising; and even RSC actors and staff taking a stand, the RSC … More RSC backs away from world’s biggest corporate criminal

New film: Behind the Curtains of the Reclaim Shakespeare Company

This film provides a peek behind the curtains of the Reclaim Shakespeare Company and our successful, creative campaign to kick BP out of UK theatres. Hear why the group was formed, how we have organised the stunts and what it feels like to jump on an RSC stage. Essential viewing for anyone with an interest … More New film: Behind the Curtains of the Reclaim Shakespeare Company