OVER 10,000 ITEMS IN ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY COSTUME SALE Saturday 12 February, 10am - 5pm RSC Rehearsal Rooms, Arden Street (at the junction with Birmingham Rd) The Royal Shakespeare Company will be holding a Costume Sale on Saturday 12 February at its rehearsal rooms in Stratford-upon-Avon. Around 10,000 items including costumes, shoes, hats and accessories will be available to purchase. The sale includes over 1,000 pairs of shoes, 500 shirts, 300 hats, Egyptian head-dresses, a variety of military uniforms, cloaks, clerical outfits – including nuns and priests, jewellery and chain-mail. The items cover a wide range of periods, including retro, vintage, Early English, Elizabethan and twentieth century. The garments in the sale, originally constructed by the world renowned RSC Costume Department, have been chosen from the RSC Costume Store (which hires out RSC costumes after they have finished being used in its productions). Amongst the items for sales are soldiers' tabards and