Michael Reardon (architect) explained

Michael Reardon is an English architect, historic building consultant, and interior designer. He worked on the Swan Theatre (1986) in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, as well as being the inspecting architect for Birmingham's St. Philip's Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral.

His most notable project, the Swan Theatre, was aided by Tim Furby.^[1] The theatre was designed for The Royal Shakespeare Company within the red-brick gothic shell of the original (1879) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and was completed in 1986.^[2]

Other projects include The Other Place (1974), also in Stratford, Riverside Studios (1975-6), and many properties for the National Trust.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holland . Peter . Stratford Stages: Interviews with Michael Reardon and Tim Furby, and Sam Mendes . Shakespeare Survey: Volume 47: Playing Places for Shakespeare . Cambridge University Press . 17 February 2021 . 117–126 . 1994.
2. Web site: Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre Theatres Trust . database.theatrestrust.org.uk . 17 February 2021.