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#CSFHamlet 2025/26
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For 2025/26, the Children's Shakespeare Festivals will return to stalk the corridors of Elsinore in "The Readiness is All", as we explore one of Shakespeare's most famous plays - an epic story of revenge, honour, life and death... Hamlet.
The project follows our tried-and-tested model of high quality CPD in drama, compelling classroom activity and performance by your pupils in professional theatre spaces. Our acclaimed scheme of work features brand new material for this year. Find more information on how the project works here.
Due to high demand, we expect to have a limited number of new class places available. To find out more you can download our latest CSF information pack or you can register your interest to join by contacting:
Matt Wardle|Creative Producer
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark and the young Prince Hamlet's life is in turmoil. His father, the king, has died suddenly and to make matters worse, his mother has hastily married the king's brother, Claudius, who now sits on the throne. Weighed down by grief and tormented by his reality, he is about to discover a secret that will require him to confront the terrible truth that lies at the heart of his family and will tear his world apart.
Photography by Andrew Billington. Illustration used with permission of the artist, Malene Bjelke
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"To be, or not to be, that is the question"
Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1
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