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The Shakespeare Centre Library welcomes visits by schools, college and general interest groups by appointment and will arrange displays of library materials and provide talks about the Library's collections.

School Group Visits

Please contact our Education Department for details of lectures, workshops and whole-day packages.  Visits for an Archive Session alone cost £60. These are an opportunity for AS/A Level students to undertake independent research under the supervision of their teacher.  A session includes:

  • use of a conference room
  • introduction to the materials by a member of Library staff
  • hands-on study with RSC archive materials (production photographs, reviews, programmes and videos)
  • a wide selection of books on the performance history for consultation
  • items from our picture collection (illustrations and prints from the eighteenth century onwards)

Material for Schools by Post

Performance Histories for Drama and Theatre Studies

Teachers requesting research materials by post will be sent a  range of photocopies from books and the RSC archive for a standard charge of £50 (inc. VAT).  These are tailored to current exam specifications.  Photocopies include:

  • contemporary reviews going back to the earliest recorded production and up to the 20th century
  • one major 20th century production by the Royal Shakespeare Company (reviews, photographs, programme notes)
  • retrospective criticism
  • copies of items from our picture collection (engravings etc. from C.18 onwards)

The copies are sent out in an A3 folder for storage and are colour-coded by century for ease-of-reference.  A list of useful websites is included in every order.

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College and University Groups

Displays of library materials with a talk from a member of staff can be arranged on request. The charge for these visits is £100 (inc. VAT) per session.

We can also provide materials for research/study sessions.     These cost £80 for a standard session and £140 for a session with additional materials.

 

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