Support Us

Shakespeare Schools Festival is a charity, and although SSF raises two-thirds of its income through registration fees, box office sales and merchandise, the organisation relies on sponsors and donors to guarantee the future of the Festival.

Your support will open doors to young people from all different walks of life, particularly those for whom such opportunities do not come around very often. SSF is open to any school in the UK, but our dedicated team actively targets disadvantaged schools, special schools, and schools where teachers think their students ‘cannot do Shakespeare’.

The SSF programme is not merely an acting opportunity but a holistic process that educates, motivates and empowers all those who take part, teachers as well as students.

How can you help us?

Watch an SSF performance near you
You will see four abridged Shakespeare plays as you have never seen them before. The talent and creativity of SSF participants continues to astound us, and you will be inspired by what you see. Dates will be announced in the summer or for more information, contact the office on 020 7601 1800. Click here to see the 2011 theatres.

Attend an SSF Event
SSF has made a stage of all sorts of weird and wonderful places, from Bosworth Battlefield to the London Eye. Look at our Events page to see where we have been and where we are going. Click here to see the Events page.

Become a Friend of the Festival
From just £75 a year you can become a Friend of the Festival. You will receive tickets to see SSF performances, receive newsletters and hear stories about the impact your donation has made. There are also opportunities to attend other SSF events at glamorous locations around the UK. Click here for more information.

Sponsor a night in a theatre
SSF schools perform in more than 80 theatres around the UK in October and November every year. Sponsor a night for just £400 and you will help four local schools, over 100 young people, to unlock their potential onstage for the appreciation of their friends, family, teachers and local community. Click here for more information.

Become a Corporate Sponsor
Thanks to SSF's wide-ranging reach, corporate sponsorship offers an excellent means to raise your company profile whilst getting involved with a unique cause. Our results are visual, enjoyable and ones that you can share with staff and clients. We are a dynamic and imaginative charity and we work closely with our corporate supporters to come up with a bespoke sponsorship model that brings our organisations together. Click here for more information.

Introduce us to a Trust or Foundation
We are interested in small regional trusts as well as large, national ones. Perhaps you know a board member? Or you could introduce us to a sponsor? These can be individuals or businesses local to a theatre or large, household names. Click here to see who has supported us to date.

If you would like to know more about these or any other opportunities please contact:

Bhavita Bhatt, Director of Development
020 7601 1805
bhavita.bhatt@ssf.uk.com