RSC 18-25s Summer School

Dive headfirst into Shakespeare this summer with our week-long immersive programme in Stratford-upon-Avon

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Course Details

Ideal for: Anyone ages 18 - 25 

Date: 12 - 16 August 2024

Time: 10am - 4pm daily

Venues: RSC locations in Stratford-upon-Avon

Cost: £300 including tickets for two RSC shows

Book: Call our Box Office on 01789 331111 or visit our Box Office in person.

ABOUT THE 18-25 Summer School

Spend five days in Stratford-upon-Avon exploring plays from our Summer Season.

Participate in a variety of sessions including practical workshops and insights from creatives and academics. This course is particularly useful for those students who are studying or looking to study drama at university level.

The week will include:

  • Masterclasses working on ensemble, monologues & duologues with Emma Manton, Actor and RSC Associate Learning Practitioner
  • Industry Insights and Audition workshopping with Jenny Stephens, former Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
  • Casting at the RSC with Charlotte Sutton, Head of Casting
  • Directing masterclass on The Merry Wives of Windsor, with Matt Dann
  • The Research in the Rehearsal Room, an academic session with Matthew Collins & Lynsey McCulloch
  • Further sessions to be added

Included in the week will be performance tickets for The Merry Wives of Windsor on Monday 12 August and The School for Scandal on Wednesday 14 August. 

To book £10 tickets for Pericles or As You Like It for the week of the Summer School sign up to RSC £10 tickets sponsored by TikTok and book online or through the Box Office. 

18-25 Summer School participant 2022

If you are thinking about applying for the RSC Summer School, don't think about it, just go for it! You will meet a whole host of talented and like-minded creatives and learn skills which you can apply for years to come.

The work of the RSC Creative, Learning and Engagement department is generously supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Clore Duffield Foundation, Foyle Foundation, GRoW @ Annenberg, The Polonsky Foundation, The Mackintosh Foundation, The Thompson Family Charitable Trust, Halabi Thomaz Foundation, Stratford Town Trust, LSEG Foundation, The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity, John S Cohen Foundation, HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust, Teale Charitable Trust, The Grimmitt Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, The Oakley Charitable Trust, Misses Barrie Charitable Trust, and The Wyfold Charitable Trust

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