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August calendar

Children's Activities, Saturday 1st - 31st August:make and play days for kids at Mary Arden's Farm Families icon

'Much Ado About Nothing', Thursday 31st July, Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd August: at Mary Arden's Farm - Oddsocks performing 'Much Ado About Nothing'; 'Shakespeare's celebration of love, intrigue and smouldering desires'. Tickets may be purchased in person from Mary Arden's Farm from Thursday 19th June, during opening hours. Tickets £14 (£1 children and students). Shakespeare Aloud! icon Families icon

Kids enjoying the summer sunshine at the Shakespeare HousesHamlet Hysteria Month, 4.30-5pm, 4th-6th, 11th, 13th, 19th, 21st, 26th & 28th August: Pre-performance talks are available on the weekdays shown during August, in preparation for your visit to the theatre to see 'Hamlet'. Learning iconShakespeare Aloud! icon

Have your say! (Part of 'Hamlet Hysteria Month'), 11am-12 noon, Wednesday 6th August: A post performance discussion and a chance to air your views on the RSC's brand new production Learning iconShakespeare Aloud! icon

Living Shakespeare, Tuesday 12th - Friday 15th August: a four-day programme created to appeal to theatre lovers and enthusiasts, each built around the current productions of the RSC Learning icon Shakespeare Aloud! icon

Evening Lecture, 7.30pm, Wednesday 20th August: Margaret Webster on Stratford's Court of Record - 'Debt and Trespass' Learning icon

Hamlet Study Day, Friday 22nd August: fresh views on one of the greatest plays ever written - speakers to be confirmed, please keep checking this page for details. Learning icon Shakespeare Aloud! icon

Sunday 24th & Monday 25th August, 7pm: in the Great Garden of New Place. Festival Players performing 'Much Ado About Nothing' tickets £15 adults, £10 students 18 and under. Shakespeare Aloud! icon Families icon

 

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