Royal Shakespeare Theatre
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The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, renowned as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company and for its productions of Shakespeare’s plays.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Shakespeare Theatre canonical | 12 |
| Royal Shakespeare Theatre complex | 1 |
| Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | 1 |
| Shakespeare Memorial Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856769 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Shakespeare Theatre Context triple: [Stratford-upon-Avon, hasAttraction, Royal Shakespeare Theatre]
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A.
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a renowned British theatre company based in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, celebrated for its productions of Shakespearean and classical plays.
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B.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
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C.
Royal Exchange Theatre
The Royal Exchange Theatre is a renowned producing theatre in Manchester, England, known for its distinctive in-the-round performance space housed within a historic former commodities exchange building.
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D.
National Theatre
The National Theatre in Prague is a historic Czech cultural institution renowned for its grand neo-Renaissance building and performances of opera, ballet, and drama.
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E.
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre is a renowned London venue known for its innovative, high-quality productions of contemporary and classic plays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Shakespeare Theatre Target entity description: The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, renowned as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company and for its productions of Shakespeare’s plays.
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A.
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a renowned British theatre company based in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, celebrated for its productions of Shakespearean and classical plays.
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B.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
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C.
Royal Exchange Theatre
The Royal Exchange Theatre is a renowned producing theatre in Manchester, England, known for its distinctive in-the-round performance space housed within a historic former commodities exchange building.
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D.
National Theatre
The National Theatre in Prague is a historic Czech cultural institution renowned for its grand neo-Renaissance building and performances of opera, ballet, and drama.
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E.
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre is a renowned London venue known for its innovative, high-quality productions of contemporary and classic plays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts venue
ⓘ
playhouse ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentBuildingOpened | 1932 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
RST
ⓘ
Royal Shakespeare Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
|
| hasArchitect |
Bennetts Associates
ⓘ
Elisabeth Scott ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedVenue |
Swan Theatre
ⓘ
The Other Place ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Shakespearean theatre
ⓘ
West Midlands ⓘ
surface form:
West Midlands theatre
|
| hasCity |
Stratford-on-Avon
ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
|
| hasFeature |
auditorium with wraparound seating
ⓘ
riverside location on the River Avon ⓘ thrust stage ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasFunction | main house for Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeArea | CV37 ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
|
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 1040 ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility |
observation tower viewing platform
ⓘ
rooftop restaurant ⓘ theatre tours ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.rsc.org.uk/your-visit/stratford-upon-avon/royal-shakespeare-theatre ⓘ |
| homeOf | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Stratford-on-Avon ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
United Kingdom ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ |
| notableEvent | formal reopening by Queen Elizabeth II in 2011 ⓘ |
| notableFor | productions of Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| originalBuildingDestroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| originalBuildingDestroyedIn | 1926 ⓘ |
| originalBuildingOpened | 1879 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| primaryUse | theatrical performances ⓘ |
| redevelopmentCost | approximately £112 million ⓘ |
| reopened | 2010 ⓘ |
| situatedOn | banks of the River Avon ⓘ |
| underwentMajorRedevelopment | 2007–2010 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Royal Shakespeare Theatre Description of subject: The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, renowned as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company and for its productions of Shakespeare’s plays.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
this entity surface form:
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
this entity surface form:
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
this entity surface form:
Royal Shakespeare Theatre complex
subject surface form:
River Avon (Warwickshire)