RSC Summer School FAQs

• When does booking open?

  Artists Circle and Gold Patrons will be able to book from 24 September, Silver Patrons from 25 September, Bronze Patrons from 27 September, RSC Members and Friends from 1 October and Subscribers from 15 October. Public booking opens on 22 October.

• Where will the sessions take place?

  There will be 3 sessions each day. The two morning sessions will take place at The Other Place and the afternoon session will be at The Shakespeare Institute. 

• Can I reserve my seat?

  In light of the growing requirement to look after participants with hearing and access needs we have made the decision to make all seating at the Summer School unreserved, apart from those who have such needs. If this applies to you, please make the Box Office aware of any access requests when booking, as you would when purchasing tickets for any of our shows.

• Key Timings

  For 2019, key timings of the Summer School are as follows:

  • Sunday 4 August 6-8pm – registration opens alongside welcome reception at the Shakespeare Institute

     

  • Monday 5 August – registration continues at TOP, followed by the first two sessions at TOP in the morning and one session at the Institute in the afternoon.

     

  • Friday 9 August – the week culminates in a buffet lunch at The Institute and the school will finish at approx. 2pm.

• Which plays will be the focus of the Summer School?

  The plays we will be focusing on over the week are Measure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It and The Provoked Wife. The suggested order for seeing these productions is:  

  Monday 5th August – Measure for Measure in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

  Tuesday 6^th August – The Taming of the Shrew in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

  Wednesday 7^th August – The Provoked Wife in the Swan

  Thursday 8^th August – As You Like It in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

  Bookings for the Summer School along with any tickets for the performances during the week can be made through the RSC Box Office by calling 01789 403493 or calling your dedicated Hotline number. You can also book for the Summer School via the RSC website by selecting ‘Buy tickets’ and then ‘RSC Summer School’.

  There is an allocation of show tickets for the RSC Summer School for each performance stated above, so please mention this when booking. We regret that due to demand we will be unable to hold this ticket allocation after 1 July 2019.