Our National Schools' Festival 2017 was a fantastic celebration

This Tuesday 27 June, young people from schools across England came to Stratford-upon-Avon to perform as part of our National Schools' Festival!

A pupil from Eastbury School, Barking performs in Julius Caesar in the Swan Theatre
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Eighty-one pupils from 37 schools joined together to perform in our National Schools' Festival this week.

Young people from Barking and Dagenham, Bradford and Bingley, Wyre, Kent, Cornwall and Newcastle Upon Tyne took to the Swan Theatre stage to perform Julius Caesar. We have been working together in partnership with the schools as part of our Learning and Performance Network which is now in its last year.

This week's showcase was a celebration and culmination of months of work. Thanks to everyone that took part!

Students from Barking & Dagenham performing on Tuesday
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Students from St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, Samuel Lister Academy and Bradford College have worked with Bradford's Alhambra Theatre as part of the LPN
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YOUR TWITTER COMMENTS

  • "Thanks to RSC Education for a spellbinding end to 10 years of the LPN project by young people"
    @RobArtsConnect
  • "CONGRATS to all the teaching staff who made it happen and pupils who worked so hard and gave a stunning performance [...] Overwhelmed by the commitment, efforts, talent so richly evident at today's Julius Caesar"
    @Llifo
Students from Wyre, Lancashire worked with The Grand Theatre, Blackpool
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FIND OUT MORE

  • About our LPN and how we have been working with schools since 2006
  • As LPN draws to a close, schools can still work with us as part of our Associate Schools Programme
  • The National Schools' Festival forms part of our Playmaking Festival celebrations
Pupils from Cornwall on stage at the RSC
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Schools from Newcastle on the Swan Theatre stage
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