Three-day Research and Development workshop

As part of the exciting collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company and the University of Birmingham, the RSC is offering 12 Drama and Theatre Arts students the opportunity to participate in a three-day Research and Development workshop, working on an RSC First Encounters with Shakespeare production. 

The RSC’s First Encounters with Shakespeare productions are 90 minute adaptations of Shakespeare plays, aimed at 8-13 year olds, with the intention of providing children with a fun and engaging first experience of Shakespeare. During this Research and Development workshop, students will work as actors and participants with RSC director Robin Belfield on a future First Encounters with Shakespeare production.

The R&D work will specifically focus on how young people can be integrated into a First Encounter production alongside the professional cast.