pt. 1. A short history of four decades ; 1. All in a state of finding ; 2. In the market place of now ; 3. The age of expansion ; 4. Barbican bound ; 5. Crisis and modernisation -- pt. 2. Staying alive ; 6. Beyond the Bard ; 7. Shots in the dark ; 8. Public account ; 9. Company or corporation?
Summary
This is the inside story of the Royal Shakespeare Company - a running historical critique of a major national institution and its location within British culture, as related by a writer who is uniquely placed to tell the tale