Michael Reardon is an

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, historic building consultant, and

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

er. He worked on the

Swan Theatre The Swan was a theatre in Southwark, London, England, built in 1595 on top of a previously standing structure, during the first half of William Shakespeare's career. It was the fifth in the series of large public playhouses of London, aft ...

(1986) in

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, as well as being the inspecting architect for

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's St. Philip's Cathedral and

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. His most notable project, the Swan Theatre, was aided by Tim Furby. The theatre was designed for The

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

within the red-brick gothic shell of the original (1879)

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) (originally called the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre) is a grade II* listed 1,040+ seat thrust stage theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company dedicated to the English playwright and poet William Shakespea ...

and was completed in 1986. Other projects include The Other Place (1974), also in Stratford,

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(1975-6), and many properties for the

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References

Sources

*Sally Beauman: ''The Royal Shakespeare Company: A History of Ten Decades'', Oxford University Press (1983) *Marian Pringle: ''The Theatres of Stratford-upon-Avon 1875 – 1992: An Architectural History'', Stratford upon Avon Society (1994).

External links

Stainburn Taylor & Michael Reardon Architects & Historic Building Consultants
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