SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL: A Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation Production One of the Education, Drama, and Independent Events events currently on at New Theatre Royal Portsmouth 14th November 2024 Main HouseMain House at New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

The main house is a beautiful Victorian auditorium designed by the famous architects Charles Phipps and Frank Matcham.

Re-opened in October 2015 following an extensive refurbishment it seats just under 700 patrons.

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, New Theatre Royal

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival.

Join us this November for an exhilarating evening of live theatre, featuring a series of unique abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools.

See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life like never before, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage.

“Every child in every school ought to have the chance to experience this magical process” – Philip Pullman, author and CSSF patron.

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a cultural education charity, transforming lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. Our Festival provides a platform for up to 30,000 young people to express themselves and grow in confidence as they take to a professional stage. These performances are the culmination of months of work in which young people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities have been finding their voice in school rehearsal rooms.