Bardwatching: Summer Term 1 2018-19

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced their 2020 winter season, to include The Wars of the Roses, which stages all three parts of Henry VI across two performances; and for students, a First Encounters with Shakespeare production of Twelfth Night, edited and directed by Robin Belfield.

Belfield's First Encounters with Shakespeare: Twelfth Night will play from 24-26 September 2020 at the Swan Theatre, having opened in local schools, before embarking upon a seven-week tour of partner schools and regional theatres across England, with the RSC saying ‘The production will be created in collaboration with the RSC's Regional Theatre Partners and Associate Schools, enabling young people to experience Shakespeare for the fi rst time, not simply as audience members but as theatre makers. Robin Belfi eld and the creative team will respond to young people's ideas, opinions and creativity, from the way the production addresses key themes that strike a chord with young lives, to the way the production is created with a focus on being environmentally responsible.