aI met with Fabian Neuner (Guild President) this week to discuss his exciting vision for a festival over at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford.
The Institute has been a long-neglected Satellite Site and Fabian plans to remind everyone why we have this resource with a day-long festival celebrating both drama and the bard himself.
This campaign will bring together traditionally unrepresented groups, such as the postgraduates studying at our Shakespeare Institute and the drama societies of our Guild.
However, there will be opportunities for other students to attend the event to ensure awareness is raised about the Stratford site. It is hoped that the five Guild drama societies will play a big part in the event and run workshops throughout the day, such as improv classes and script readings. It is also hoped that we will have RSC professionals providing their own fair share of workshops, varying from stage combat lessons to career talks.
The day looks set to culminate in a trip to see an RSC production.
The plans are still in development but the students at the Institute have given us their support. We are looking at hosting the festival in June to coincide with the Britgrad Conference (uniting lovers of Renaissance drama from around the world)
Expect to hear more about the festival throughout the year.
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