Each year, in schools across the country, young people create performances through the Associate Schools Programme. These Playmaking Festivals take place in schools, theatres across the country and here in Stratford-upon-Avon.
This work is deeply rooted in the artistic practice of our company. Young people and their teachers approach these texts as our actors do; something to be explored and understood together as we create performance.
This year young people from our Associate Schools in 24 regions will perform in Playmaking Festivals in their schools and community venues.
The Playmaking Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon took place in June and young people from Nottingham, Blackpool, Cumbria, Peterborough and Cornwall cam together to perform a "spy thriller" version of King Lear across the spaces of The Other Place.
In the Playmaking Festival 2024 young people from across our Associate Schools came together to celebrate their work with Shakespeare in the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, with a performance of Hamlet.
The work of the RSC Creative Learning and Engagement team is supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, GRoW @ Annenberg, The Polonsky Foundation, The Thompson Family Charitable Trust and other generous supporters.
