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DOORS OPEN 6:45PM
SHOW TIME 7:00PM
Tickets General Admission £12
Concession £10
Group Rate £8
Please Note this is a production run and performed by local school children.
contact the box office at exchangetwickenham@stmarys.ac.uk or by phone 020 8240 2399 for any queries
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at The Exchange. Join us on Thursday 5th and Thursday 12th March 2026 for a thrilling theatrical event, featuring a series of abridged Shakespeare plays, performed by local schools.
See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage in a unique evening of live theatre.
Details of the schools performing at The Exchange can be found on our website: https://www.shakespeareschools.org/pages/theatre-festival-performances
“If Shakespeare had been sitting in the audience, he would have loved everything he saw.”
Ben Willbond
Actor and Screenwriter
(Ghosts, Horrible Histories, The Thick of It)
A message from Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a national cultural education charity, dedicated to transforming young lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. We exist to instil curiosity, empathy and aspiration – and give children across the UK the confidence and essential skills to succeed in life.
Our 2026 Theatre Festival will give students from more than 350 schools a platform to further their oracy and teamworking skills, grow in self-esteem and express themselves on a professional stage.
Join the conversation using @SSF_UK #OurStage