IS A REMARKABLE

Join us in Stratford-upon-Avon for a range of free activities for the whole family. Explore our newly reopened Swan Theatre wing or drop into our rehearsal studio complex, THE OTHER PLACE. Take a guided theatre tour that explains the rehearsal process, sample our new Cafe Bar, or watch BBC Radio 3 broadcasting live from the foyer. From 11am on SATURDAY 23 APRIL you can join in the festivities by watching or joining the parade. Walk in Shakespeare’s footsteps from his Birthplace on Henley Street to his grave at Holy Trinity Church, following the self-guided tour from theatre-makers Stan’s Cafe. Pop into Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Hall’s Croft or Harvard House for a free slice of Birthday Cake. Families with children under 5 can enjoy free entry to Hall's Croft gardens for the KNIGHTS AND NYMPHS TODDLER PARTY from 12 noon to 4pm. Bring a picnic or enjoy the barbecue for a fun day out with music, dancing, storytelling, face painting and lots of fairy fun!  Visit SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOOLROOM & GUILDHALL, open for the first time to the public, to see where the great man spent his school years and first experienced theatre. Tickets are £8 and are available on the door. Enjoy the free fireworks at the end of the day as we celebrate the town’s most famous son.

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MAKE THIS THE YEAR TO CELEBRATE SHAKESPEARE

S H A K E S P E A R E ’ S C E L E B R AT I O N S W E E K E N D E V E N T S FRIDAY 22 APRIL 4.15 - 6.30pm

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune - Live Broadcast

The Other Place

Free

7.30pm

Shakespeare Odes - SOLD OUT

Holy Trinity Church

£10-£30

9.45 - 11pm

BBC Radio 3 - The Verb - Live Broadcast

The Other Place

Free

SATURDAY 23 APRIL All day

BBC Radio 3 Broadcasting all day

The Other Place foyer

Free

All day

Well Said! Favourite Shakespeare Quotes exhibition

PACCAR Room

Free

All day

Shakespeare Steps - Self Guided Tour

Throughout Town

Free

9.30 - 10.30am

Guided Theatre Tour: From Page to Stage

The Other Place

£8.50

9.45 - 11am

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review - Live Broadcast

The Other Place

Free

11am - 12 noon

Guided Theatre Tour From Page to Stage

The Other Place

£8.50

11am

Birthday Celebration Parade

Throughout Town

Free

11.30am - 4.15pm

Drop-in Craft

Colonnade

Free

11.45am - 12.45pm

Stage Fighting

Swan Gardens Marquee

Free

12 - 12.45pm

Blood, Guts and Gore

Upper Circle Bar, RST

Free

12 - 1.30pm

Meet the Artists - Well Said! Favourite Shakespeare Quotes Exhibition

PACCAR Room

Free

12.30 - 2pm

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics - Live Broadcast

The Other Place

Free

1 - 1.45pm

Active Storytelling - Hamlet

Upper Circle Bar, RST

Free

1 - 1.45pm

Voice Workshop

Swan Gardens Marquee

Free

1.30 - 4.30pm

Sonnets on the Ferry

River Avon

50p each way

2 - 2.40pm

Mimbre: Wondrous Strange - outdoor performance

Bancroft Gardens

Free

2 - 2.30pm

Dance Workshop

Swan Gardens Marquee

Free

2 - 2.45pm

Singing Workshop

Upper Circle Bar, RST

Free

2 - 3pm

BBC Radio 3 – Lute Songs with Ruby Hughes – Live Broadcast