To book a workshop contact learning.boxoffice@rsc.org.uk or call the Learning Hotline on 01789 331259 (midday – 6pm, Monday – Friday, excluding Bank Holidays)

You need to book a workshop at least six weeks in advance of the date of the workshop.

Please note that we cannot guarantee availability of your first choice of date and time because workshop availability operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be prepared to discuss a flexible range of dates and times with our Box Office team so that we can accommodate your booking. 

When you have made your booking you will be contacted by the Learning Team to find out some further details about the group you are bringing.

We can offer a workshop on any of Shakespeare's plays, including those on the GCSE and A Level syllabi. 

View a list of Shakespeare's Plays. 

We offer workshops for students from Key Stages 2 - 5 and Universities and we strongly encourage accompanying members of staff to join in.

Please check individual workshop pages to find out which key stages they are appropriate for.

We recommend that you do not mix key stages in a workshop.

If you are looking for opportunities for teachers please go to our Teachers Professional Development page. 

We have three regular workshop spaces with the following maximum capacities:

Clore Room 3: 33 students

Clore Room 2: 22 students

Clore Room 1: 13 students

We charge our workshops based on the number of rooms required, as each room requires an RSC practitioner. This means that, if you bring a full cohort of 68 students, we would charge you for three workshops across all three spaces.

Our Box Office team will support you with finding the best date to meet your group’s needs. However, there may be times where we cannot accommodate one class in a single room. For instance, if you are studying two different plays with two groups of 10 students, we will ask you to book two workshops. Or, if our largest room is booked for the timeslot you are requesting, you may need to book two workshops and split your class across two rooms.

If you want to make a booking for more than 68 students in a single timeslot, please get in touch with learning@rsc.org.uk directly, where we will assist you with your enquiry.

We ask that you bring a minimum of one staff member for every 10 students attending.

When you have booked for a workshop you will be contacted by a member of our Learning team and asked to provide information about the access requirements of the group you are bringing. 

To discuss the access requirements you need please email learning@rsc.org.uk

The Clore Learning Centre has the following facilities:

• Accessible lift
• Accessible toilet
• Water cooler
• Lunch space (must be pre-booked)*
• Quiet space (must be pre-booked)

*We can offer The Loft in our Clore Learning Centre as a breakout space for your students to eat lunch if required. This space will need to be booked at the same point of booking. The maximum capacity of this space is 50 students.

 

You need to organise your own travel arrangements to get to our workshops. Visit our Getting Here page to get directions and further travel information.  There is a coach drop-off point on Waterside next to the theatres.

The nearest coach/mini bus parking is at Bridgeway carpark. Bridgeway carpark details.

To see the location of all our theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon, including The Other Place and the Clore Learning Centre use the map below.

Download a map (PDF)

Do you require a deposit to hold the date?

No deposit is required. You must book six weeks ahead of the date of your workshop.

When do I need to pay?

We expect full payment at least six weeks after you make your booking or four weeks before your workshop, which ever is closest to the date you make your booking.

How can we pay?

All payments must be made through the Box Office. We are not able to send an invoice for a workshop booking.

Contact Box Office by calling the Learning Ticket Hotline on 01789 331259, midday - 6pm, Monday to Friday or emailing learning.boxoffice@rsc.org.uk

What is your cancelation policy?

Please see the FAQ. 

If you need to cancel your workshop you need give us a minimum of four weeks' notice. To notify us of any change to your booking please email learning@rsc.org.uk and learning.boxoffice@rsc.org.uk. 

Payment is due 28 days before your booking commencement date. In the event that you cancel the booking, we reserve the right to charge cancellation fees as follows:

Full fees will be refunded for cancellations made more than 28 days before your booking start date.

In the event of a cancellation made less than 28 days before your booking start date, 50% of the fee will be non-refundable.

If your cancellation is made 14 days or less before your booking start date, 100% of the fee will be non-refundable.

You’re welcome to postpone your booking rather than cancel. However, please note that any postponement of a workshop made within 28 days’ of the booking start date will incur cancellation fees as above.

There may be circumstances in which we need to cancel the Workshop. In such circumstances, we will provide you with a full refund of the amount of the fee that you have paid to us and we will make every effort to provide you with such refund within 30 days of the date of cancellation.

You can book for other activities within the RSC on the same day as your workshop. You will need to book these separately through the Box Office. Please allow enough time between activities to transfer to different locations. For queries about activities that are not hosted by the Learning team such as Productions or Theatre Tours please contact Box Office.

If you would like to book to see a production at the RSC please check the What's On page and book through the Box Office.

If you would like to go on a Theatre Tour you can book through the Box Office. 

You can contact our Box Office team on 01789 331111 (midday to 6pm (UK time) Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays). You can also email the Box Office at tickets@rsc.org.uk