ABOUT THE SUMMER SCHOOL 

The 78th RSC Summer School will take place from 26 to 29 August 2025. 

Join us for a week-long programme with leading academics, actors, directors and RSC staff about Shakespeare, theatre and the shows on our stages in the 2025/26 season. 

At the RSC Summer School you will meet and hear from leading members of the acting companies and creative teams to explore the choices made for the productions on our stages. Participants will have the opportunity to find out more about how theatre is made at the RSC. You will also hear from leading academics, arranged in association with The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. 

The programme will be confirmed in early Summer 2025.

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Performances

We recommend seeing the productions that will be explored during the week. You can see these at any time but if you wish to see them during the week we recommend attending the following performances:

Tuesday 26 August: The Winter's Tale 
Wednesday 27 August: Fat Ham 
Thursday 28 August: The Two Gentlemen of Verona 

Tickets

You can join us for the whole week, a day or just a session. Week tickets and day tickets must be purchased in advance. Session tickets will be available from the Box Office on the day.

Week tickets are now on sale, book online or by calling our Box Office on 01789 331111. Day tickets will go on sale in the Spring. 

• £180 for the week
• £55 for a day (on sale in Spring 2025)
• £20 for a session (only bookable on the day of the session)
• £12 for online sessions (the online programme will be announced later in the year)

Any enquires please contact summer@rsc.org.uk   

The RSC Summer School is delivered in collaboration with The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham.

The work of the RSC Creative Learning and Engagement team is supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, GRoW @ Annenberg, The Polonsky Foundation, The Thompson Family Charitable Trust and other generous supporters.