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Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival present

Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival 2026

Tuesday 3 - Thursday 5 November 2026

The Albany
The world's largest youth drama festival.

Address

Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG

Ages

All ages

Tickets

£13.00 - £15.32

Concessions

£13.00

Length

2 hours and 30 minutes

Tuesday 3rd November 2026
07:00 pm
Wednesday 4th November 2026
07:00 pm
Thursday 5th November 2026
07:00 pm

Accessibility

If you have access requirements, we are here to help. Please contact the Venue and Events team to let us know what you need for a great visit.
Pop in and ask for the Venue and Events Manager.
Call 020 8692 4446
Email access@thealbany.org.uk

A photo of two young girls knelt down at the front of the stage with white umbrellas held over their heads.

About the event

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival. 

Join us this November for an evening of Shakespeare as you’ve never seen before! Witness Shakespeare’s timeless stories reimagined by the next generation, as local schools take to the stage to perform abridged plays for their community in an unforgettable night of theatre.  

Four tickets per customer

Please note there is a limit of four tickets per customer for this event. This is to ensure as many families are able to watch the performance as possible. 

Schools and plays

Schools and plays

Below is a list of which schools will be performing on which night, and the plays they have chosen. Please note that this is not indicative of the order the schools will be performing in on the night. 

Morden Mount Primary School - Julius Caesar
Eltham Hill School (Group 1) - Much Ado About Nothing
Eltham Hill School (Group 2) - Macbeth

Bickley Park School - Macbeth
Horniman Primary School - Hamlet
Holbeach Primary School - Twelfth Night

Stebon Primary School (Group 1) - The Tempest
Stebon Primary School (Group 2) - Romeo and Juliet
Stebon Primary School (Group 3) - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bygrove Primary School - Macbeth

 

Review

“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)

About Coram Shakespeare Schools

Coram Shakespeare Schools is a national cultural education charity, dedicated to transforming young lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. Their Theatre Festival will give students from more than 350 schools a platform to further develop oracy and teamworking skills, grow in confidence and to express themselves on a professional theatre stage. Follow them on social media: @coramshakespeareschools.