“We are such stuff as dreams are made on” SSF will be holding its 10th Anniversary Festival in Maidstone this October.

As the UK’s largest youth drama festival, SSF will also be in 80 other cities and towns giving 14,000 young people the chance to experience Shakespeare.

The SSF works in partnership with the National Theatre and the National Youth Theatre who provide workshops to enable teachers and young people to produce accessible Shakespeare at its most innovative and entertaining.

Four local schools stage four different halfhour plays each night. Details of participating schools and their performance night can be obtained from the Box Office.

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