Shakespeare Schools Festival

17th March 2026

Show Time: 7pm

Price: £12.80

Concession: £10.80

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Redgrave Theatre.

Join us on 17 March 2026 for a thrilling theatrical event, featuring a series of abridged Shakespeare plays, performed by local schools.

See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage in a unique evening of live theatre.

“If Shakespeare had been sitting in the audience, he would have loved everything he saw.” - Ben Willbond, actor and screenwriter (Ghosts, Horrible Histories, The Thick of It)

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a national cultural education charity, dedicated to transforming young lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. This Festival, we celebrate our 25th anniversary, and for the next 25 months, our goal is to work with 25,000 students across our programmes, giving them the confidence and essential skills to succeed in life.

Our Theatre Festival will give students from more than 300 schools a platform to further their oracy and teamwork skills, grow in self-esteem and express themselves on a professional stage.

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Doors open 30 minutes before the performance start time.

Age Recommendation: All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Approx Running Time: 1 hour (no interval)

*£1.50 booking fee will be added per ticket

Additional Offers: Group 10+ £9.30, plus booking fees. To book at this discounted rate please call the box office.