Below, you’ll find an example of one of our most popular itinerary choices, but we can tailor-make yours from scratch to meet your exact requirements...

Stratford - 2 days from £89pp*

Travelling in February 2012. Price includes executive coach transport from & to school & throughout your stay, 1 night's B&B accommodation at Stratford Upon Avon YH , group travel insurance and a generous free place ratio of 1 in 8

And then add our most popular itinerary package below for £42pp*

Our Most Popular Visits in Stratford for School Theatre & Drama Trips

Here are some of our most popular visits in Stratford for English, Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts groups. We can tailor-make an itinerary to your exact needs. Call 0845 688 8988 to create your itinerary from scratch today.

Royal Shakespeare Company

A visit to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford will enable students to enjoy Shakespeare and connect with his work. Now that the much-anticipated wait for the reopening of the RSC’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre is over following a huge £112, investment, watching a play here is truly an experience not to be missed.

RSC Productions

We’re now associate members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. This means that we’re now able to give you advance notice of productions – weeks before the general public – and you’ll also benefit from a priority booking period too, so you’ll have first dibs before the seats are put on general sale. Popular productions include:

Measure for Measure (17 November 2011 – 10 March 2012)

When deputy Angelo is given free reign over Vienna, he uses his new powers to launch a crusade against the city's loose morality. Shakespeare puts moral and religious double standards on trial in this dark and fascinating exploration of virtue as political currency.

Taming of the Shrew (19 January 2012 – 18 February 2012)

Charismatic and brash Petruchio of Verona is seeking his fortune through his abilities to gain the hand in marriage of a rich woman, and he'll do anything. Will the flamboyant Petruchio succeed in taming Katharina to a submissive life of domesticity?

World Shakespeare Festival 2012

With the World Shakespeare Festival taking place in 2012, now is a great time to book your tour.  Thirty-seven plays will be performed in thirty-seven languages, and the festival looks to celebrate how the world performs, teaches and engages with Shakespeare.

The Comedy of Errors (16 March – 14 May 2012 & 16 July – 6 October 2012)

Shakespeare’s joyful comedy of mistaken identity follows the fortunes of two sets of identical twins, accidentally separated at birth, then miraculously thrown together again. In a town the size of Ephesus, events like these can only lead to confusion.

Twelfth Night (8 March – 15 May 2012 & 12 July to 6 October 2012)

Shipwrecked on the shores of a strange land, Viola believes her twin brother Sebastian drowned. Disguising herself as a boy to work in the court of Count Orsino, she finds herself a go-between for the man she serves and the woman who refuses to love him.

The Tempest (30 March – 19 May 2012 & 13 July – 7 October 2012)

Prospero is usurped from his position as Duke of Milan and cast away with his daughter to a remote island. Twelve years later, and intent on revenge, he raises a magical tempest that shipwrecks his enemies on his shores. What begins as a search for retribution develops into a journey of acceptance and compassion in Shakespeare’s final play.

Richard III (22 March – 15 September 2012)

Power-hungry Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots, manipulates and murders his way to the throne in Shakespeare’s brilliant exposé of this infamous monarch

King John (6 April – 15 September 2012)

King John’s claim to the throne is challenged by France, which threatens war unless he steps aside in favour of his nephew, Arthur. A bitter, political struggle ensues as a weakened king clings to power, no matter what the cost.

Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad (26 April – 5 May 2012)

Part of the World Shakespeare Festival, this has been adapted by Monadhil Daood and is an Iraqi Theatre Company Production, performed in Arabic with English surtitles.

Shakespeare’s great love story is set against a backdrop of conflict between families, communities and generations. This iconic play finds fresh purchase in the soil of contemporary Iraq, a country where sectarian strife between Sunni and Shia, ignited and fuelled from outside, has left the population exhausted by a cycle of violence and revenge. Commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival.

Julius Caesar (28 May – 7 July 2012)

The dictator must be assassinated. But who will replace him?

Shakespeare’s great political thriller finds dark contemporary echoes in modern Africa, directed by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran.

I, Cinna (The Poet) by Tim Crouch (13 June – 6 July 2012)

The story of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar told through the eyes of a jiggling fool, a lowly poet having bad dreams, a man who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time...with the wrong name...while history thunders past.

Written for ages 11+, I, Cinna (The Poet) engages a young audience to think and write, to consider the relationship between words and actions, art and politics, self and society.

Much Ado About Nothing (26 July – 15 September 2012)

This vibrant and colourful production transposes Shakespeare’s vivacious, and at times unsettling, comedy of love and deceit to an Indian setting.

Troilus and Cressida (3 – 18 August 2012)

Shakespeare’s epic Trojan play about love, war and politics.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It) (10 - 18 August 2012)

Shakespeare’s magical, shape-shifting play. A joyous combination of incompatible things: dumbstruck actors, suppressed emotions running riot, masterly solecism, divine blundering and, finally, craftsmen transformed into poets...

From Russia comes the word premiere of Dmitry Krymov’s interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Expect his take on Shakespeare’s most magical of comedies to be unlike any Dream you have seen before. Commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival and performed in Russian with English surtitles.

RSC Tours

Go behind-the-scenes to discover more about the theatre-making process. Starting in the foyer, these guided tours explore the public and private areas of the theatre. Learn about the history of the RSC, the theatres and the recent transformation. Theatre tours last up to one hour.

RSC Tower

The 36-metre high Tower offers an iconic landmark for the RSC theatres whilst providing fantastic views of Shakespeare’s home town. A lift will take you to the 32-metre high viewing platform. As you descend you will find an exhibition installed in the walls.

RSC Theatre Workshops

For groups staying at the YHA Stratford, we can provide popular curriculum-linked workshops such as ‘An introduction to Shakespeare’, ‘Circus and Clowning’, ‘Improvisation’, ‘Playwriting’, and ‘An Inspector Calls’. Course content can be tailored to meet the needs of your group and to the length of your stay and are ideal for KS3 and KS4 groups.

Other Popular Stratford Visits

Shakespeare Properties

Take a guided visit of up to five of Shakespeare’s properties. Each one offers a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the life and times of William Shakespeare. Your guide will assist your students in forming a picture of Shakespeare’s life and introduce them to the influences on his work.

The Falstaff Experience

This is one of Stratford’s most exciting and unusual tourist attractions, offering an informative yet theatrical glimpse into pages of history, from the glorious to the ghastly, the hilarious to the haunting. Students will learn some remarkable tales in a genuinely haunted museum!

Stratford Walks

Take an award-winning guided walk around the historic streets and explore Stratford, its history, attractions and fascinating relationship with Shakespeare. Hear informative and interesting stories of fires, flooding, the plague and mediaeval cures!

Stratford Ghost Walk

On an award winning ghost walk, your students will meander around the streets of Stratford and discover terrible tales and sinister stories of ghosts, witches, murder and misery.

Below, you'll find some of our most popular accommodation options for school groups.

This is just a sample of our full range, so for full details of all properties available, please call 0845 688 8988 to speak to one of our Educational Travel Advisors today.

YHA Stratford

The hostel was originally an old Georgian mansion.

YHA Stratford

This basic, simple hostel accommodation is ideal for groups on a lower budget. The hostel offers a good base for visiting nearby Stratford.

Address Hemmingford House Alveston Stratford upon Avon CV37 7RG View map of location	Local Rating Youth hostel
	Capacity 130 guests in 30 rooms over 2 floors.

Location Information

The hostel is located in a very attractive setting of over 3 acres of grounds in the small village of Alveston, less than 3 miles (approx 30 minutes on foot) from the historic town of Stratford upon Avon.

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Accommodation Facilities

• Reception
• Lounge
• Classroom
• Meeting room
• Cafeteria
• Shop
• Laundry service
• Pool table
• TV
• Storage area
• Coach parking
• Disabled facilities: This property has no specific facilities or adapted rooms for disabled clients.

 Student Rooms

• 2-8 bedded rooms
• 6 rooms have en-suite facilities, with further showers and toilets on every floor

 Staff Rooms

• Twins/singles
• 6 rooms have en-suite facilities, with further showers and toilets on every floor

 Safety Guidance

The hotel conforms to all local standards, which does not require plate glass windows/patio doors to have anti-collision motifs to ensure that people are aware glass is present.  Group leaders are advised to consider this in their risk assessments/group management plan and ensure appropriate control measures are put in place.

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