"This charity has done more than anybody to jazz up the once-dreary curricular approach to our greatest playwright."
Libby Purves, The Times
"Taking part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival was like an awakening of an imagination in them"
Teacher, Samuel Cody School
Something wicked this way comes
Macbeth
"The Festival made us do something we wouldn't have thought possible"
Pauline Snowdon, Teacher, Brookfields School
We are such stuff as dreams are made on
The Tempest
"Right from the start we were expected to be professional and I loved that!"
Keir, Year 8
"The best experience of my life"
Student, Todmorden High School
"I honestly think if I hadn't been chosen to play Hermione in The Winter's Tale I wouldn't be the person I am today!"
Student, Guiseley School
Now sits expectation in the air
Henry V
"In terms of self-esteem, self-belief and just 'feel good' terms for the pupils, it was the highlight of my work in drama so far."
Sheila Batchelor, Marjorie McClure School, Bromley
Lord, what fools these mortals be
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Be not afraid of greatness
Twelfth Night
Welcome to Shakespeare Schools Festival
The Shakespeare Schools Festival is the UK's largest Youth Drama Festival. In 2012 we are working with 700 schools and 90 theatres across the UK, in what promises to be our biggest and best Festival yet.
SSF at the Royal Court
The SSF Gala on 13th May was a resounding success, thanks to Jenny Agutter, Sue Perkins and four schools who stepped into the spotlight to showcase our work and raise much needed funds.
Read all about it in the Evening Standard
and all about us in The Telegraph
For more information on how you can support our work click here.
About Us
The Green Room
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Thorns Community ... Dromio, Dromio wherefore art thou Dromio ! ( Need to place an advert for two !) 3 hours ago |
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Manshead Upper Just logged on for the first time, thinking about how to plan this, get students involved and getting the project off the ground. Looking forward to it. 4 hours ago |
