Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival

17 – 18 Mar 2026

  • Tickets
    £10.75
  • Venue
    Courtyard
  • Running time
    1 hr 40 mins

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

Join us on 17 and 18 March for a thrilling theatrical event, featuring a series of abridged Shakespeare plays, performed by local schools.  

This year, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation celebrate their 25th anniversary with plans to work with 25,000 students in 25 months. 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 Leeds Playhouse can be found on their website: https://www.shakespeareschools.org/pages/theatre-festival-performances 

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a national cultural education charity, dedicated to transforming young lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. This year, they celebrate their 25th anniversary, and for the next 25 months, their goal is to work with 25,000 students across their programmes, giving them the confidence and essential skills to succeed in life.   

Coram Shakespeare Schools 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 @CSSF_UK #OurStage  

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  • MAJOR FUNDERS

    Arts Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • LTB Foundation
  • Founded by UK government
  • Suppoprted by west Yorkshire
  • Principal Partner

    Caddick Group
  • Principal Access Partner

    Irwin Mitchell