Royal Holloway Shakespeare Society strives to promote the Bard in a way that is accessible, innovative, inclusive, and exciting. Our society is a one of a kind within the Performing Arts Societies as we are not only performance based but offer an equal amount of academic opportunities for those who enjoy the discussion and study of Shakespeare rather than staging it. Throughout the year we will ho
st a range of events from productions, socials, workshops, lectures, charity events, discussions, read-through, and theatre trips. As one of the Performing Arts Societies on campus we produce student led plays termly allowing students to take a lead on crew roles and giving our members the opportunity to perform at some of our amazing campus venues. Last year our members produced A Sly Taming a feminist reimagining of The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth through the lens of toxic masculinity and capitalism, and the yearly First Year Show took a 60s domestic English Folk twist on The Merry Wives of Windsor. We want to support the creative and skill development of all our members offering shadow schemes for anyone wanting to learn crew roles hands on as well as the opportunity to submit experimental and explorative pieces for our annual creative showcase Fresh Folio in late March. However, outside of our shows we offer a range of exciting opportunities where we encourage our members to expand their knowledge and understanding of Shakespeare and his work. Our socials, such as Bard's Brunch and academic discussions, allow members to meet likeminded people of different backgrounds and various levels of skill set and knowledge- welcoming everyone from casual enjoyers to long time lovers and complete newbies! We cater all our events to include everyone as no matter your background the joy of Shakespeare is how his words can connect to the 'human-ness' of us all. To explore this side of our society you can check out our fantastic committee run podcast Bard Times in which we explore various aspects of the Shakespeare's work with members and alumni. We aim to create opportunities for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare to get involved with the society. Whether you're already at Royal Holloway or joining in September we would love for you to join us at one of our exciting events! Above all else, RHUL Shakespeare Society is a place for like minded people to meet each other and have a good time. We hope to see you getting involved! Find us at:
Twitter.com/ShakespeareRHUL
Instagram.com/RHULShakespeare
YouTube.com/RHULShakespeare
http://www.su.rhul.ac.uk/societies/Shakespeare/
