Former 1623 trainee Darius Cranston shares his thoughts on joining us recently for a weekly work placement from Derby College.

The British Council invited our artistic director Ben Spiller to direct A Midsummer Night's Dream in Zambia and run workshops in Botswana as part of the Shakespeare Lives project in March 2016. 

Create a magical creature for our enchanted forest as part of this Shakespeare Week 2016, a national celebration for primary-school teachers, children and families.

Aaron and Tom from Year 10 joined us last week for their work experience to find out what's involved in running a theatre company. This is their blog.