Come and listen to talks on the creative process and enjoy performance demonstrations.
Michael Boyd: Ensemble
The Shakespeare Institute, 10 - 11am
Following the success of the Histories ensemble, RSC Artistic Director Michael Boyd and new RSC Associate Director Roxana Silbert discuss what ensemble means to them.
FREE booking required. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Shakespeare & me
The Courtyard Theatre, Auditorium, 11.45am - 12.45pm
David Tennant and Patrick Stewart in conversation with RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran.
£5 for 16-25s and on the day tickets available only.
Sonnets on the ferry
Sonnet Ferry, 1 - 5pm
Take a trip across the river from the theatre gardens and enjoy the sound of Shakespeare's sonnets spoken by RSC actors.
50p ferry crossing each way.
RSC music in the church 
Holy Trinity Church, 1 - 2pm
Gregory Doran and Director of Music John Woolf introduce newly discovered musical treasures from the RSC Archives, performed by the RSC Band and Choir.
£5. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Table talk - bringing Shakespeare's words to life
The Shakespeare Institute, 1.15 - 2pm
One Shakespeare play, one RSC Director and one company of actors work through the early stages of their first encounter with the text.
£10/£5 for 16-25s. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Journeys with Shakespeare
The Shakespeare Institute, 2.15 - 3.15pm
From Cape Town to Damascus, Moscow to Rio, join RSC Associate Director Deborah Shaw and guests as they share their experiences of Shakespeare across the globe and from a wide range of different cultural perspectives.
£10/£5 for 16-25s. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Transforming our theatres
The Courtyard Theatre, Auditorium, 2.15 - 3.15pm
Watch the RSC's new short film about the transformation project and quiz the project team about the challenges ahead.
FREE booking required. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
RSC recital
Holy Trinity Church, 2.30 - 3.15pm
RSC Actors perform a combination of the spoken word and music on the theme ‘The Garden'.
FREE book on the day
Working with the Works
The Shakespeare Institute, 3.30 - 4.30pm
Jonathan Bate, co-editor of the RSC Complete Works, and RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran discuss how an editor's decision can affect interpretive choices in the rehearsal room and performance.
£10/£5 for 16-25s. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Elizabethan Dancing
The Courtyard Theatre, Auditorium, 3.45 - 4.45pm
Inspired by BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, watch RSC actors performing Elizabethan dance in front of our special panel of judges including Ray Fearon and Michael Boyd.
£5. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Shakespeare's Church
Holy Trinity Church, 3.45 - 4.45pm
The Reverend Martin Gorick and guest Stanley Wells discuss the role Holy Trinity Church had in Shakepeare's life and how it may have influenced his work.
£5. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Antony Sher - Actor's Perspective
The Shakespeare Institute, 4.45 - 5.45pm
RSC Associate Artist Antony Sher discusses the reality of working as an actor in the British Theatre Industry.
Plus book signing and Q&A. £10/£5 for 16-25s. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Sky Orchestra Grounded
by artist Luke Jerram and composer Dan Jones.
Avonbank Garden, 5.45 - 6.45pm
In 2006 the Sky Orchestra performed over Stratford for the RSC's Complete Works Festival. Sky Orchestra Grounded is your chance to hear the full 40 minute composition in surround sound on the ground.
FREE no need to book.
Performing Shakespeare
The Courtyard Theatre, Auditorium, 7 - 8pm
Drawing on a lifetime's experience, Oliver Ford Davies, with RSC actors, explores the practical challenges involved in performing Shakespeare's roles.
£10/£5 for 16-25s. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
Hamlet - Fractricide Punished
The Yurt, Avonbank Garden, 8.15 - 9pm
A humorous rehearsed reading by RSC actors of an anonymous version of Hamlet found in Germany in the 17th century; thought by some to be the source and by others a copy of Shakespeare's version. Approx 45 mins.
FREE booking required. Please ring the Box Office on 0844 800 1114.
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