RSC Summer School FAQs

• When does booking open?

  Artists Circle and Gold Patrons will be able to book from 25 September, Silver Patrons from 26 September, Bronze Patrons from 28 September Members and Friends from 2 October, Subscribers from 16 October. Public booking opens on 23 October.

• Where will the sessions take place?

  We’re staying with the model from the 2017 Summer School, with two sessions at the Studio Theatre at The Other Place (TOP) and one session at the Shakespeare Institute. However, following feedback from those who attended this year we will keep the two morning sessions together to facilitate networking over coffee, and to allow for the move from one venue to the other over lunch. Thus both morning sessions will take place at The Other Place, with the single afternoon session taking place at the Shakespeare Institute. This will also make it easier for those who would like to use the Institute garden for picnic lunches, should the weather permit. 

• 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. All other delegates will be able to request to be in either the main hall or TV room/conservatory (subject to availability), however you will not be allocated a particular seat.

  In adopting the unreserved seating model we are hoping to balance the need to cater for those with hearing and access needs, with the need to ensure equal access to seats for remaining delegates. This model also provides greater flexibility for delegates to sit within friendship groups, which we know from feedback is an important element of the School. 

• Key Timings

  For 2018, key timings of the Summer School are as follows:

  • Sunday 19 August 6-8pm – registration opens alongside welcome reception at the Shakespeare Institute

     

  • Monday 20 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 24 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 The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (all in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) and Tamburlaine the Great (in the Swan Theatre). The suggested order for seeing them is:
  
  Monday 20 August – The Merry Wives of Windsor
  
  Tuesday 21 August – Tamburlaine the Great
  
  Wednesday 22 August – Macbeth
  
  Thursday 23 August – Romeo and Juliet
  
  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 30 June 2018.