Leisure Courses

Winter School

Our ever popular Winter School is structured around current RSC productions, featuring talks on the plays we will be seeing – special interest lectures – post-show discussions – Q&A sessions with members of the RSC company – and exhibitions from our world class library, archive and museum collections.  

Watch this space for updates on Winter School 2018 which is expected to run from Wednesday 10 January to Saturday 13 January 2018.

Please contact our learning team for more information: learning@shakespeare.org.uk or +44 (0)1789 207131.

Living Shakespeare

Monday 31 July to Thursday 3 August 2017

The summer offering of our three-day adult leisure course will take place between 31 July and 3 August 2017 at the Shakespeare Centre on Henley Street. This course promises to bring together Shakespeare and theatre enthusiasts alike as you get the chance to:

• Hear pre-performance lectures on the RSC's current productions
  
• See RSC productions including Titus Andronicus and Julius Caesar
  
• Discuss RSC performances with fellow course members and lecturers
• Put questions to members of the RSC acting company
  
• Learn about Shakespeare's gardens with Glyn Jones, Head of Garden's at Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
• Dine with course members and lecturers each night before watching a show together

A full programme of events for our July to August 2017 course can be found here, along with a booking form.

For further information please contact Jodie Roberts on +44 (0) 1789 207131 or email her on jodie.roberts@shakespeare.org.uk.

Further information on an October Living Shakespeare course will be published shortly.

Special Interest Groups

Create a bespoke residential course for your established special interest group. Download our NAIS Residential Courses leaflet to find out more.