Aims and Objectives:

• Run 48hr plays each term, and larger productions throughout the year.
• Run a series of smaller projects that our members can get involved with. These include workshops on how to handle Elizabethan text, film-making projects, academic debates and socials!
• Open to new talent and new ideas, giving you the opportunity to build up your theatrical experience.

Here at ShakeCo, we have a focus on Shakespeare and his contemporaries - recent productions include Timon of Athens, The Tempest, and As You Like It!

We run three major shows each year:

Term 1: The smallest of the three, this slot will either be on campus or in a ‘Found Space’ venue. With the show being rehearsed in a manner of weeks, this is a fantastic way to get introduced to ShakeCo!

Term 2 ‘Spectacle’: The largest of our three main shows, this production is often a big name Shakespeare show with a large cast and budget.

Term 3: Our summer show is a fantastic way to round off the year! A similar scale to our Term 1 show, but with the potential to go on tour! In June 2023, our Term 3 show also played at Bristol!

We run a 48hr play in each term, and larger productions throughout the year. '48 hour plays' are rehearsed, produced, and finally performed over a 48hr intensive period. 

We also have a series of smaller projects that our members can get involved with. These include workshops on how to handle Elizabethan text, film-making projects, academic debates, local school's performance initiative, and socials!

To keep updated on these and other exciting activities, like us on Facebook and join our members' group. We're always looking for ideas and proposals, so if there is something Shakespearian you have always wanted to do, let us know! We are always open to new talent and new ideas, giving you the opportunity to build up your theatrical experience.

If you want to get in contact with us, you can go to any of our committee directly, or via the Facebook page. WUB x