An evening with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Coinciding with the 400th year of Shakespeare’s First Folio, this talk will explore the power and place Shakespeare still has today.

Practitioners from the RSC share their insights from years of staging Shakespearean performances and leading the globe in Shakespeare education. As leaders in contemporary performance and adaptation, they explore current issues in putting on plays from over 400 years ago as well as new ones. Issues of culture, ethnicity, gender, class, (dis)ability and politics come under scrutiny when Shakespeare’s characters and plots are remade for new worlds and new audiences.

Prior to this talk, there will be a practical Teaching Shakespeare workshop run by our RSC practitioners open to the community. Please look out for further information closer to the day to book your spot as places will be limited.

Newington English and the Newington community more broadly are excited by the possibilities of partnering with the RSC from Stratford-upon-Avon and London.

Please join us for what promises to be an exciting and thought-provoking afternoon and evening.

This event is free and open to the public.