Heaton Shakespeare Festival, People’s Theatre, Heaton,

We are delighted to present, in collaboration with six Heaton schools, the Heaton Shakespeare Festival 2026!

This joint undertaking is an exciting community venture which sees the People’s Theatre and local schools work together to present abridged versions of some of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.

The project involves 180 young people aged 10-15 years old, and is a fantastic showcase for what these schools and their teachers are doing to introduce young people to theatre and live performance, and to support the arts.

Launched in 2023, we are delighted to be bringing it to our stage once again!

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The line-up:

Wednesday 17 June, 7pm

Cragside Primary School (The Comedy of Errors)

Hotspur Primary School (Romeo and Juliet)

Jesmond Park Academy (Hamlet).

Thursday 18 June, 7pm

Benton Park Primary (As You Like It)

Chillingham Road Primary School (Romeo and Juliet)

Ravenswood Primary School (King Lear).

(Each school’s performance will last approx. 30 minutes)