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Event:
Stratford on sea! Summer holiday activities at the RSC
Start:
July 18, 2015
End:
August 6, 2015
Updated:
July 6, 2015
Venue:
Bancroft Terrace
Phone:
01789 403449
Address:
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford upon Avon, United Kingdom

A free festival of exciting activities will run at the RSC throughout the summer holidays!

The Royal Shakespeare Company is offering families six weeks of free drop-in entertainment, with extra activity taking place on weekends, as Stratford-on-Sea returns to the Bancroft Terrace throughout the summer holidays.

Highlights include:

- Take part in seaside style Pavement Art Workshops where visitors can transform the terrace of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

- Visit an aluminium whale and enjoy special three minute theatre shows from Coventry theatre company Talking Birds

- Check out a giant seaside mural and have a go at colouring part of it in

Funny Faces board

Saturday 18 July – Sunday 6 September: 10am – 5pm

Pose as a Shakespeare character with your friends at our funny faces board.

Fortune’s Wheel

Saturday 18 July – Sunday 6 September: 10am – 5pm

Take a turn on Fortune’s Wheel to decide which play you will act a part from and then enjoy acting it out on our special stage complete with props. The event will take place in and around a newly commissioned miniature stage, developed by theatre company Stan’s Café, architect Yinka Danmole and children from a Birmingham primary school. Suitable for all ages.

David Gibb: Letters Through Your Door

Sunday July 19: Performances at 11.30am and again at 12.45pm

Families can enjoy listening to children’s songs from across the world performed by BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominee David Gibb.

Up Against the Wall: Live Drawing Display and Giant Colouring Workshop

Saturday 25 July: 10am – 5pm

Sunday 26 July: 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm

Watch artist Scott Walker as he creates a giant cartoon seaside scene on the Bancroft Terrace and then come and help him colour it in the next day.

Talking Birds’ Whale

Sunday 2 August: 10am – 1pm or again between 2pm – 5pm

Enter the jaws of an aluminium whale for a three minute theatre show from Coventry theatre company Talking Birds and discover a special sea-side inspired tale. The Whale is suitable for all ages, fully accessible for wheelchair users and has a hearing loop for hearing aid users.

Balloonatic

Sunday 9 August: 12 noon – 4.30pm

Check out balloon modelling group, Balloonatic, as they create balloon sculptures of all shapes and sizes. Suitable for all ages.

Punch and Judy

Sunday 16 August: Performances at 11am, 1pm and again at 3pm

Catch some traditional seaside entertainment with a Punch and Judy show. ‘Professor’ Clive Chandler of Tip Top Puppets will be performing three shows throughout the day. Suitable for all ages.

Pavement Art workshop

Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August: 10am – 5pm

Take part in a seaside-style pavement art workshop where visitors can transform the terrace of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre or watch the scene take shape throughout the day. Suitable for all ages.

The Wind and The Sun by Tell Tale Hearts and In Situ Circus Theatre

Sunday 30 August: Performances at 12 noon, 1.30pm and again at 3.30pm

Enjoy some live theatre with this special mini-play based on Aesop’s fable, The Wind and the Sun, and you may even become part of the action. Suitable for all ages.

The Bone Ensemble’s Caravania!

Sunday 6 September: 11am – 5pm, 20 minute performances throughout the day

Check out an interactive beach, and journey into space with special 20 minute performances based in a caravan. Caravania! by The Bone Ensemble, is suitable for ages five to 11. A range of fun activities are also available for all ages.

Visit www.rsc.org.uk/stratford-on-sea for more details

Note: All Stratford-on-Sea activities take place on the Bancroft Terrace, Stratford-upon-Avon and children must be accompanied by an adult.