Thursday 18 - Sunday 21 April, London and Stratford-upon-Avon, £945 / $1,200 per person

Performance tickets, return private bus travel between London and Stratford-upon-Avon on Friday morning and Sunday lunchtime, all meals, drinks receptions, theatre programmes, expert talks, and two nights' hotel accommodation in The Arden are included in the purchase price.

Book for the full weekend or select your highlights.

Join us in Stratford-upon-Avon and London for the annual Shakespeare's Birthday Weekend celebrations - a unique and specially curated weekend of activities to celebrate Shakespeare. Enjoy a weekend of performances, time spent with artists and creatives and special events.

Thursday 18 April

Begin your weekend with us in London. Dinner will be hosted in Sloane Square with fellow supporters and a member of the RSC New Work team. The RSC New Work Team visited the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023 to scope out new writers where they saw the original version of our selected play for the evening.

Critically acclaimed Gunter is appearing at the Royal Court theatre, a compelling history of murder and witchcraft set in a small Oxfordshire village in 1604. Co-created by Lydia Higman, Rachel Lemon and RSC writer on attachment Julia Grogan, it transfers to London following an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Writer and Performance Julia Grogan will join us for a nightcap following the performance.

Friday 19 April

Travel by luxury minibus to Stratford-upon-Avon and check into The Arden, a 4-star boutique hotel located just steps away from the RSC theatres.

On arrival, enjoy afternoon tea in the RSC's Rooftop Restaurant, followed by expert-led insights into Love's Labour's Lost, with Director Emily Burns, and The Buddha of Suburbia, with Producer Ben Tyreman and Associate Director Laura Keefe.

In the evening, as a close friend of the Company and to thank you for your support, you are invited to the highlight of the RSC year, the Artistic Directors' Celebration. Co-Artistic Directors Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans will host their inaugural celebration, reflecting on the organisation they have inherited and the Company they want to create under their guardianship. You will be joined by RSC leadership and Board, creatives and Associate Artists for drinks, dinner and entertainment.

Saturday 20 April

Start the Birthday Celebrations by raising a glass to Shakespeare at the RSC Friends' annual toast before joining RSC leadership in the community parade to lay flowers of remembrance on Shakespeare's grave at Holy Trinity Church.

Enjoy a light lunch at The Arden Hotel before a matinee of Love's Labour's Lost in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Dinner will be served in the RSC Rooftop Restaurant between performances, where you will be joined by fellow supporters, actors and directors. The day is rounded off with a Preview performance of The Buddha of Suburbia in the Swan Theatre.

Sunday 21 April

Join us for a service of remembrance at Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare was baptised and buried. RSC actors will perform as part of a church service which is open to all visitors to the town.

You will then have the option to be transported back to London at midday.

Saturday 4 - Monday 6 May, 10am - 5pm, Morton Hall Gardens, Redditch, £15

Enjoy a day in a beautiful garden and support costume-making at the RSC as Morton Hall Gardens welcomes visitors for its annual Tulip Festival. More than 100 tulip varieties can be admired in borders, pots and three cut flower marquees, revealing the magic and splendour of the queen of the spring flowers. All ticket sales support our costume-making, and original costumes will be on display showcasing the incredible skills of the RSC costume team. 

Artists Circle supporters can enjoy free guided tours on Saturday at 11am and 2pm, and on Monday at 11am.

Thursday 23 May, 1-2.30pm, Oxford House, London, free

Meet writers Joe Robertson and Joe Murphy to hear how they are turning the landmark 1997 climate conference into a political thriller.

Wednesday 3 July, 4-6pm, Clapham Rehearsal Rooms, London, free

An opportunity to observe Director Brendan O'Hea in the rehearsal room for this new production of As You Like It.

Tuesday 9 July, 2pm- late, Stratford-upon-Avon, Playmaking performance and rehearsal are free, The School for Scandal tickets from £70

Pre-show reception from 2pm, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Playmaking performance 3-4.30pm, RST

Pericles rehearsal insight 4.45-6pm, Ashcroft Room

Press: The School for Scandal 6pm- late, RST

Students at our partner schools from all over the country perform live on our main stage in this special and heart-warming showcase of their work with us over the last year. A member of the Learning Team will introduce the work at the pre-show reception and share how your support has brought these young people together. Afterwards, join our Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey in the Pericles rehearsal room for an exclusive insight into the development of the production, her first for the RSC. This is followed by the press night of The School for Scandal, including pre-show reception, interval drinks and post-show party.

Saturday 24 August, 1pm, The Holloway Garden Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Our Learning team will meet you before a performance by our Next Generation Act company, to share details of our youth talent development programme.

Wednesday 11 September, Queen Mary 2, Southampton, free

Join us aboard the Queen Mary 2 to celebrate the partnership between Cunard and the RSC, and enjoy a performance of Cunard's exclusive production Boundless as the Sea.

Saturday 21 September, 1.15pm - late, Stratford-upon-Avon, tickets from £65, dinner included

Join fellow Artists Circle members for a double bill of shows, starting with a matinee of Northern Ballet's Romeo & Juliet in the RST, followed by dinner in the Rooftop Restaurant with RSC leadership and artists before the last performance of Pericles in the Swan Theatre, which is Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey's directing debut for the RSC.