RSC heads back to Newcastle after two-year hiatus
Royal Shakespeare Company to reinstate annual residency in north-east with three-week run in OctoberThe Royal Shakespeare Company is to reinstate its residency in Newcastle after two years away.Following the announcement of a 6.9% cut to its Arts Council funding in 2011, the RSC cancelled its planned visit to the city " a move described as "a great shame" by the chief executive of Newcastle's Theatre Royal, Philip Be…