To book a workshop contact learning.boxoffice@rsc.org.uk or call the Learning Hotline on 01789 331259 (midday – 6pm, Monday – Friday, excluding Bank Holidays)

You need to book a workshop at least four weeks in advance of the date of the workshop.

We are operating at a reduced capacity with workshops available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10am, 1pm and 4pm. Please note that we cannot guarantee availability of your first choice of date and time because workshop availability operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be prepared to discuss a flexible range of dates and times with our Box Office team so that we can accommodate your booking.

Our largest space has a capacity of 30 students (plus three supervising members of staff). We can accommodate a maximum of three groups simultaneously with capacities of 30, 22 and 15 students. 

When you have made your booking you will be contacted by the Learning Team to find out some further details about the group you are bringing.

We can offer a workshop on any of Shakespeare's plays, including those on the GCSE and A Level syllabi. 

View a list of Shakespeare's Plays. 

In all our workshops we use RSC rehearsal room techniques, approaching Shakespeare's text in a practical way. We believe that when children and young people approach Shakespeare's texts as actors do, the effects can be profound.

We tailor our workshops to the needs and abilities of your students. In a bespoke Shakespeare Workshop students will typically take part in a warm-up; an introduction to the world of the play; a deeper interrogation into a scene and/or a soliloquy; a chance to perform a section of a scene to their peers.

Secondary Study Days are tailored with activities on scenes, language, character development and performance techniques, to support students studying Shakespeare at Key Stages 3 - 5 on a play of your choice.

Primary Literacy Workshops will support creative writing from a source text, creating dialogue and writing for an audience in a practical session.

We offer workshops for students from key stages 2 - 5 and we strongly encourage accompanying members of staff to join in.

Please check individual workshop pages to find out which key stages they are appropriate for.

We recommend that you do not mix key stages in a workshop.

If you are looking for opportunities for teachers please go to our Teachers Professional Development page. 

We will tailor the content of the workshop to the needs of your students. There is no need to make special preparations for a workshop. Once you have booked a member of our Learning team will contact you to find out more about the students you are bringing. 

You can find videos, teacher packs and activity packs on our Teacher Resources page. 

You can find additional online resources for your students on the Shakespeare Learning Zone. 

When you have booked for a workshop you will be contacted by a member of our Learning team and asked to provide information about the access requirements of the group you are bringing. 

To discuss the access requirements you need please email learning.admin@rsc.org.uk

The Clore Learning Centre has the following facilities:

• Accessible lift
• Accessible toilet

You need to organise your own travel arrangements to get to our workshops. Visit our Getting Here page to get directions and further travel information.  There is a coach drop-off point on Waterside next to the theatres.

The nearest coach/mini bus parking is at Bridgeway carpark. Bridgeway carpark details.

To see the location of all our theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon, including The Other Place and the Clore Learning Centre use the map below.

Download a map (PDF)

We can offer The Loft in our Clore Learning Centre as a breakout space for your students to eat lunch if required. This space will need to be booked at the same point of booking. The maximum capacity of this space is 50 students.

Do you require a deposit to hold the date?

No deposit is required. You must book four weeks ahead of the date of your workshop.

When do I need to pay?

We expect full payment at least 2 weeks before the workshop.

How can we pay?

All payments must be made through the Box Office. We are not able to send an invoice for a workshop booking.

Contact Box Office by calling the Learning Ticket Hotline on 01789 331259, midday - 6pm, Monday to Friday or emailing learning.boxoffice@rsc.org.uk

What is your cancelation policy?

Please see the FAQ. 

If you need to cancel your workshop you need give us a minimum of two weeks' notice, otherwise you will still be charged for the workshop in full.

To notify us of any change to your booking please email learning.admin@rsc.org.uk

You can book for other activities within the RSC on the same day as your workshop. You will need to book these separately through the Box Office. Please allow enough time between activities to transfer to different locations. For queries about activities that are not hosted by the Learning team such as Productions or Theatre Tours please contact Box Office.

If you would like to book to see a production at the RSC please check the What's On page and book through the Box Office.

If you would like to go on a Theatre Tour you can book through the Box Office. 

You can contact our Box Office team on 01789 331111 (midday to 6pm (UK time) Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays). You can also email the Box Office at tickets@rsc.org.uk