More than
300,000
young people have taken part in the Festival
Our flagship project is the Festival - the world’s largest youth drama festival.
About our impact“I’ve been doing the Festival for 12 years now and it’s become a school tradition. We’ve structured our GCSE drama scheme of work around doing Shakespeare Schools Festival.”
Aisha, Teacher, Levenshulme High School, Manchester
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a national cultural education charity. Through our Theatre and Film Festivals, and standalone workshops, we engage thousands of young people across the UK, each year.
Find out how our work could benefit your young people.
Theatre Festival
Our flagship Theatre Festival gives thousands of young people from primary, secondary and SEND schools an opportunity to perform on stage each year. Take your class from page to stage with a comprehensive programme of workshops, resource and abridged scripts, supported by professional actors and theatre directors.
Read our Theatre Festival FAQs or ask us a question.
International Film Festival
Our international project sees classes from China to Cheltenham come together to produce their own Shakespeare short films. With a range of expertly abridged scripts to choose from and comprehensive CPD on all the key tech elements of the project, our International Film Festival delivers everything you need to put Shakespeare on screen.
Read our Film Festival FAQs or ask us a question.
Workshops
Bring Shakespeare to life in your school. We offer half-day and full-day sessions for all age groups on all of Shakespeare’s most-studied plays. Aligned to the National Curriculum, our workshops instill the learning students need to smash exam season and the confidence to step onto any stage they choose.