Mark Rylance resigns from the RSC

Mark Rylance has today (21.6.19) announced his resignation as an Associate Artist of the RSC over its partnership with BP. This is a huge development, particularly given the past two weeks of opposition to BP sponsorship. You can read the news article in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jun/21/mark-rylance-resigns-from… Mark’s own opinion piece, where he outlines his reasons for resigning, is here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/21/royal-shakespeare… A more extended version is posted on Culture Unstained’s website, which reveals some of the back and forth between Mark and the RSC’s artistic director, Greg Doran, here: https://cultureunstained.org/2019/06/21/mark-rylance-rsc/ A blog from Culture Unstained, putting this latest development in the context of the past few weeks and what it means for the campaign against BP sponsorship: https://cultureunstained.org/2019/06/21/mark-rylance-quits-rsc-over-bp-… See also: 'Saying No to BP and Shell Today: Hard Choices Have to be Made' http://www.jonathonporritt.com/blog/saying-bp-and-shell-today-hard-choi…