Summer Activities

Summer Activities

Join us this summer for family fun for all ages, including workshops, shows and activities.

Our summer activities for families, from May to September, offer a range of activities for children and young people aged five to 14 to enjoy. Our summer programme will include trails and experiences inspired by Shakespeare's imagined Italy in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, with events and workshops for children and families.

Keep an eye on this page for updates and details of how to book.

Summer Shakespeare Playday

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To celebrate National Playday, join the RSC for a day of free activities inspired by Shakespeare’s imagined Italy for all the family to enjoy together.

Play your way through our new Summer Trail, join us for outdoor storytelling, discover the hidden stories of our free exhibition The Play's The Thing, or drop in for sensory stay and play.

Wednesday 6 August

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Discover Shakespeare Activity Trail

Our new playful trail invites you to explore the RSC buildings to discover Shakespeare through fun facts, games, and items on display from our shows. Find six stations to discover more about Shakespeare, the plays he wrote, and the worlds we create on stage this spring and summer at the RSC.

Each station features props from our past shows, used on stage to help create the world of the play - you might even recognise a particularly famous pair of ears!

From 11 April - 18 July 2025

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8-11 Summer School

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Develop your acting skills across a week of workshops with RSC actors and directors. Create and rehearse your own versions of Shakespeare monologues and scenes whilst learning acting, speaking and movement techniques from RSC practitioners. At the end of the week there will be a sharing for parents and carers to attend. Open to all young people with an enthusiasm for theatre, performing or creative writing.

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11-14 Summer School

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Develop your acting skills across a week of workshops with RSC Actors and Directors. Create and rehearse your own versions of Shakespeare monologues and scenes whilst learning acting, speaking and movement techniques from RSC practitioners. At the end of the week there will be a sharing for parents and carers to attend. Open to all young people with an enthusiasm for theatre, performing or creative writing.

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Shakespeare’s gloriously silly story of love, friendship and growing up bursts onto the stage of The Other Place in a new 80-minute edit that’s the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for families.

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More to do this summer at the RSC

The Play's The Thing

Discover 100 years of theatre making magic. Visit our free, interactive exhibition which includes a First Folio from 1623 and costumes worn by Ian McKellen and Alex Kingston. Find out about the costumes and objects that mean most to the local communities we’ve worked with to choose the exhibits. Open daily from 12 midday – no need to book, just come along.

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Guided Tours

Explore the building on this one-hour tour and hear all about the workings of the theatre with engaging stories of our unique history. Our experienced team of tour guides will lead you on a journey through the building’s public and behind-the-scenes areas, sharing the magic of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Theatre Tower

Our theatre tower is open daily, boasting panoramic views of Stratford-upon-Avon. Standing at 32m above street level - or the equivalent of approximately the height of seven double-decker buses stacked on top each other - you can take a trip up to the viewing platform for free.

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