RSC October Half Term Activities
October half term activities for families and young people at the RSC.
Join us for a week of ghoulish fun and experience workshops and drop-in activities that uncover the tricks and treats of Shakespeare and making theatre. Throughout the week there will be opportunities to bring what you’ve learnt and made to our final event – The Twilight Takeover!
Drop into the Welcome Space (PACCAR Room) during the week to create props for the RSC’s very first Escape Room. Inspired by props and costumes from RSC productions, you’ll be able to make items for the Escape room and then return on Friday to solve the clues to escape.
Suitable for ages 5+
Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 October 11am – 4pm
Thursday 31 Ocotober, 11am – 2pm
FREE
Play the ESCAPE ROOM
Please book a time for your group to play our Escape Room. Bookable slots are every half hour from 10.30am. You only need to book one ticket per group, maximum group size of 8.
Suitable for age 5+, children must be accompanied by at least one parent or carer per group.
1 November
Twilight Hour
Come in the twilight hour to experience the building like never before. Created by young people and families throughout the week, there will be spooky speeches, stage fight clashes in the colonnade and our very first escape room.
Drop in any time. Booking only required for Escape Room.
Suitable for ages 5+
Children must be accompanied by a parent/ carer.
1 November, 4pm – 6pm
FREE
Quite disgusting but absolutely brilliant – participant May 2024
Enjoy interactive demonstrations showing the tips & tricks the RSC uses for gruesome special effects, wigs, costumes, make-up, and much more.
Suitable for age 8+
Family workshop – please book a ticket for all attending. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Session lasts for 50 minutes.
28 October
2pm
Discover more about puppets of all shapes, sizes, and styles with this interactive demonstration. Perfect for those looking for a fun family workshop, and those who want to learn more about the making and mechanics of puppetry.
Suitable for age 6+
Family Workshop – please book a ticket for all attending. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
£4.50 under 18
£3.50 accompanying adults
Session lasts for 50 minutes.
29 October
2pm
Get the whole family involved with a fun, bitesize storytelling session, introducing you to the world of Macbeth. Take a journey through the play with a mixture of actor-led storytelling, play, and drama games and exercises.
Suitable for age 4+
Family Workshop – please book a ticket for all attending. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Session lasts for 50 minutes.
30 October
2.30pm
WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Perfect for budding young theatre makers who want to act, write, or brush up on their sword skills! All young people who attend our October Half Term workshops are invited to return to the RSC on Friday 1 November with friends and family for the Twilight Takeover.
All workshops are drop off activities. Held in the Clore Learning Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Age 8 to 11
- Act Romeo and Juliet, 28 October, 10am – Midday
- Act Hamlet, 28 October, 1pm – 3pm
- Stage Combat, 30 October, 10am – 11.30am
- Re-write Shakespeare: Stories and Sonnets, 31 October, 10am – 11.30am
Age 11 – 14
- Act Romeo and Juliet, 29 October, 10am – Midday
- Act Hamlet, 29 October, 1pm – 3pm
- Stage Combat, 30 October, Midday – 1.30pm
- Re-write Shakespeare: Stage and Screen, 31 October, 1pm – 2.30pm (open to ages 11+)
Age 14 – 18
- Stage Combat, 30 October, 2pm – 3.30pm
- Re-write Shakespeare: Stage and Screen, 31 October, 1pm – 2.30pm (open to ages 11+)
- Act Shakespeare 14 – 18 Masterclass: Macbeth, 31 October, 10am
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