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The 39 pages that link to Royal Shakespeare Company, each with the reason it gives.

• West End theatreCompared with: The company’s repertoire and organizational identity offer a contrast to venue-centered West End production.

• The Old VicRelated: It carries forward a national repertory tradition also associated with the Old Vic.

• National TheatreCompared with: It is a major publicly supported company with a different repertory focus and home base.

• British theatreRelated: Its productions and training make it a major national repertory institution.

• Shakespearean actingRelated: Its productions and training have strongly influenced modern professional Shakespeare performance.

• Repertory theatreBroader topic: Its Stratford-upon-Avon seasons have presented classical works through an ensemble-based model.

• Emma ThompsonRelated: Thompson performed with the company early in her acting career.

• Daniel Day-LewisRelated: His early stage career included work with the company.

• Peter BrookRelated: Brook directed landmark productions there and helped define its modern artistic identity.

• Peter HallRelated: Hall founded the company and served as its first artistic director.

• Peter O'TooleRelated: O'Toole's early professional work included performances with the company.

• The HomecomingRelated: The company produced the play’s first staging under Peter Hall.

• Maggie Smith (actress)Related: Smith’s stage career included work with this major British repertory company.

• Ellen TerryCompared with: Its permanent institutional model contrasts with the actor-manager companies that shaped Terry’s era.

• Judi DenchRelated: Her long association with the company included major Shakespeare roles and national recognition.

• Sam MendesRelated: Mendes began his professional directing career with the company in the late 1980s.

• Derek WalcottRelated: Its 1993 production of The Odyssey brought Walcott’s epic to a major international stage.

• Helen MirrenRelated: Mirren developed her classical stage career as a member of the company.

• Patrick StewartRelated: Stewart joined the company in 1966 and developed as a classical stage actor.

• Royal National TheatreCompared with: Unlike the National Theatre, it is based outside London and centers its identity on Shakespeare.

• Vanessa RedgraveRelated: Redgrave performed with the company, linking her career to a major institution of British classical theatre.

• Malcolm McDowellRelated: McDowell’s early stage work included performances with the company.

• Jonathan PryceRelated: Pryce developed major classical roles through work with the company.

• WarwickshireRelated: Its theatres make the county a major center for Shakespearean performance.

• Alan RickmanRelated: Rickman joined the company in 1985, building a prominent stage career before major film roles.

• Ben KingsleyRelated: Kingsley built substantial stage experience with the company before major film roles.

• Ian McKellenRelated: McKellen joined the company in 1974 and performed many major Shakespeare roles.

• Peggy AshcroftNarrower topic: The company’s classical repertoire and productions became a major setting for Ashcroft’s work.

• Christopher PlummerRelated: Plummer worked with the company in London and developed a prominent classical stage career.

• David TennantRelated: Tennant's substantial stage work with the company developed his classical acting profile.

• Liam NeesonRelated: Neeson’s early stage career included work with this company.

• Mark RylanceRelated: Rylance's Globe leadership offered a distinct institutional model alongside the RSC.

• Tim CurryRelated: Curry’s early professional stage work included productions with this company.

• Derek JacobiRelated: Jacobi became a leading actor in the company, contributing to its classical repertory.

• Gary OldmanRelated: Oldman performed with the company early in his stage career.

• Ira AldridgeNarrower topic: Its later productions and institutional history belong to the Shakespearean stage Aldridge helped broaden.

• Irene WorthRelated: Worth became closely associated with the company through prominent classical roles.

• Jim BroadbentRelated: Broadbent’s stage career included work with the company.

• Michael HordernRelated: Hordern’s acclaimed stage career included major work with the company.