Patrons Events

Alongside priority booking and more insight, Patrons benefit from access to special behind the scenes events.

See a selection of our upcoming events below. Select an event to find out more about it.

27 May - The Comedy of Errors Open Understudy Rehearsal

Wednesday 27 May

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon
12.30-5pm

Find out more about the understudy process at the RSC and see the Open Understudy Rehearsal of The Comedy of Errors. Following the performance, we invite you to join the creative team for tea and cake.

£20 per person, to include pre-show insight, Open Understudy Rehearsal ticket and post-show refreshments.
18 July - Showcase Day

Saturday 18 July

The Other Place
Stratford-upon-Avon
10am-4pm

Our hugely popular annual day of insight into the workings of the RSC, with talks, panel discussions and opportunities to try your hand at some of the techniques we use to create our productions, from exploring Shakespeare's text to building a world onstage.

£80 per person, to include a buffet lunch.
18 September - Patrons Evening

Friday 18 September

The Other Place
Stratford-upon-Avon
5pm

Patrons’ Evening 2020 is inspired by Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman’s production of The Winter’s Tale, so please join us for an exciting evening beginning with a pre-show dinner and ending with a post-show celebration with the company.

£165 per person to include a show ticket, pre-show dinner and post-show drinks.

Please note that as a registered charity some events are charged to cover costs.

To become a Patron, or if you have any questions about other ways to support the RSC such as leaving a gift in your will, please call the Individual Giving Team on 01789 403470 or email patron@rsc.org.uk

Patron Events

Rhetoric workshop hosted by Benet Brandreth.

Photo by Lucy Barriball © RSC Browse and license our images

Stage fighting workshop at Showcase Day 2018.

Photo by Julia Nottingham © RSC Browse and license our images

Hamlet (2016) company in discussion for Showcase Day 2016.

Photo by Andrew Maguire © RSC Browse and license our images

Gregory Doran and Antony Sher in Conversation.

Photo by Sam Allard © RSC Browse and license our images

Showcase Day is an annual Patron event with workshops, demonstrations and presentations.

Gina Print © RSC Browse and license our images

Ian Mckellen post-show event on behalf of Stitch In Time.

Supporters Evening 2017.

Artistic Director, Gregory Doran, gives a speech at our Patrons Summer Party about his recent production of Measure for Measure.

John Kani sits and talks with Patrons at our Rhetoric and Revelry workshop.

RSC Actor and Education Practitioner, Eloise Secker, leads a workshop on Showcase Day 2019.

Launch Gallery

27 May - The Comedy of Errors Open Understudy Rehearsal

18 July - Showcase Day

18 September - Patrons Evening

Patron Events

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