The RSC - What they provide

THE RSC HOLDS A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS FOR THE AGES BETWEEN 8-18. ALL ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE SEPARATE AGES GROUPS, BELOW ARE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM AND WHAT THEY DO.

FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN, THEY CAN PERFORM YPS HAMLET, YPS COMEDY ERRORS, A VARIETY OF OTHER PLAYS DONE BY STRATFORD AND PUPPET WORKSHOPS. BELOW IS A LITTE INFOR ABOUT THE COMEDY OF ERROS.

Young People's Shakespeare takes over The Courtyard Theatre for a week from 8-11 September 2010. If you book to see The Comedy of Errors during this week you'll be able to enjoy added extras including:

Outdoor performances by RSC artistes in and around the Courtyard

A free 30 minute post-show event after every show

New online content including backstage footage and interviews

School workshops
These 90 minute workshops delivered by our artistes will offer an active insight into the characters, themes and text of the play. They are ideal sessions for engaging students new to Shakespeare.
Thursday 9 September, 1.30-3pm
(we can run three workshops simultaneously in this time-slot)

Cost: £150 non-members (£120 Education Members)
(Max 32 students per workshop)

WITH THE SECONDARY GROUP OF STUDENT THEY GET TO PERFORM EXTRACTS FROM: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, KING LEAR, MORTE d'ARTHUR, ROMEO AND JULIET, THE WINTER'S TALE, YPS HAMLET, YPS THE COMEDY OF ERRORS.

Information below about Antony and Cleopatra workshop.

If you're bringing students to see Antony and Cleopatra, we offer a range of different activities to support their experience.

School workshops
We believe students have the best possible introduction to Shakespeare if actively introduced to the themes, characters and language before seeing a production. Depending on your students' knowledge of a play, school workshops can offer a first introduction or a more in-depth insight to the play and creative choices made for this production.

• Adaptable for students with or without prior knowledge of the text
• Full or half-day workshops, available throughout term-time
• A maximum of three workshops (90 students max) can run simultaneously
• Flexibility offered on times

Half-day workshops run: 10am-12noon, 1-3pm or 4-6pm
Cost: £180 / £165 Education Members

Full-day workshops run: 10am-3.30pm or 1-6pm
Cost: £320 / £305 Education Members

THE EXPERIENCES ARE THE SAME FOR 16+ : We offer a wide range of workshops and events to enhance student's confidence with Shakespeare's texts, and their engagement with our productions. We advocate the principles of active approaches to working with students and teachers when exploring Shakespeare's plays. Through delivering work inspired by these principles, we believe that young people can feel a connection to Shakespeare.

We work in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to deliver our popular Sixth Form Conferences on at least one play every season, these sessions explore original performance conditions in relation to our current production.