Our next First Encounters tour will be Julius Caesar in autumn 2026. For this tour Harriet Walter reprises her role as Brutus in Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking 2012 Donmar Warehouse production, bringing world-class theatre to schools across England, and to The Other Place.

From the back of a prison van, Ancient Rome is brought to the stage. Reflecting their own preoccupations with freedom and justice, a group of female prisoners present a 90-minute version of Julius Caesar. 

This tour, in a co-production with KPPL Productions, will play in five partner schools, inviting young people to voice their opinions on the play. Audiences in Stratford and on tour can join in post-show discussions on selected dates.

Our school tour dates will be announced soon.

We suggest this production is suitable for young people aged 11+.