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#CSFRomeoJuliet 2026/27
T H E C H I L D R E N ' S S H A K E S P E A R E F E S T I V A L S 2 0 2 7
For 2026/27, the Children's Shakespeare Festivals will roam the sweltering streets of Verona in "Did My Heart Love 'til Now?", as we explore Shakespeare's most famous play - Romeo and Juliet.
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.
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
Trouble is brewing on the hot and dangerous streets of Verona, as an old feud between two rival families threatens to burn the city to the ground. When two young people meet and fall in love, the world seems to melt away. But their families are sworn enemies and they can never be together. Desperate for a way to defy their reality, a plan is hatched to escape the lives they were born into. But fate has other ideas...
Photography by Andrew Billington. Illustration by Oisin Share
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Participating Teacher
New Vic Theatre CSF March 2026
'The Readiness is All' (Hamlet)
I cannot put into words the impact that this project has on the confidence and oracy of my pupils. They explore very challenging and thought provoking topics through drama, bringing the plays of Shakespeare to life in new and exciting ways.
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5 Scene 3