Summer Schools 2020: Play in a Week

Ages 11 – 16

£250

9am - 5pm (with staggered start and finish times for different groups)

We are offering an exciting, inclusive and intensive performance-based course with a filmed production to finish. You will spend a wonderful week working with a group of like-minded young actors and our team of fantastic professional directors. Groups are split by age and each group will work with their director to create a scripted production to be filmed for family to watch from home at the end of the week. During the course you will have the chance to meet new people, take on challenging direction, gain experience and learn new skills. No experience or audition required. Choose from the below titles and make sure you let us know if you would like to be grouped with friends or siblings!

For more information please email [email protected]

We also offer a sibling discount. Please email [email protected] for more information.

Mon 27th Jul – Sat 1st Aug - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

Adapted by Ciaran McConville

This poetic adaptation is full of wonderful characters and fantasy fun!

Mon 3rd - Sat 8th Aug - Treasure Island SOLD OUT

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Ciaran McConville

This dark adaptation follows the adventures of Jim Hawkins and a group of swashbuckling pirates!

Mon 10th – Sat 15th Aug - A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s most famous comedy full of magic, mechanicals and mistaken identity.

Mon 17th – Sat 22nd Aug - The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

Adapted by Ciaran McConville

This wonderful adaptation of riverbank adventurers was first performed at the Rose in Christmas 2017.

Mon 24th – Sat 29th Aug - Twelfth Night SOLD OUT

by William Shakespeare

Our second Shakespeare comedy of the season. Twins separated by a shipwreck encounter mishaps and wonderful characters in a new land.

Bursaries

Inclusion and opportunities for all are at the heart of what we do at Rose Participate. Bursaries are available on request to help cover the cost of courses for those who may struggle with the fees. While anyone is free to apply for the bursary fund to help support participation, priority will be given to those facing financial hardship. Bursaries will be offered to fully or partially cover course fees. Mentoring and support are also offered alongside financial support. 

In order to apply for a bursary, please complete the bursary form (available here) and return to [email protected]