International Summer School

Shakespeare and His World

The below timetable is an indicative one and may be subject to change at this stage

Themes Date Morning Afternoon Evening 
London programme  Sat 20 - Tues 23 July  Visits to Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London and the British Museum, as well as a trip to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.  Accommodation in Central London in same-sex shared rooms with en-suite facilities.   
Week 1  Tues 23 July  London to Exeter Arrival in accommodation 5.15pm: Welcome BBQ at Reed Hall (buddies to collect you from Holland Hall)
  Weds 24 July Introductory talk Campus and town tours Evening activity
  Thurs 25 July  9.30-12pm: Introduction Lecture: Shakespeare and His World (Dr Victoria Sparey) 1.15-3.15pm: Shakespeare's Genres (Professor Philip Schwyzer)  
  Fri 26 July  9.30-11.30am: Shakespeare and the Supernatural (Professor Marion Gibson) 12.30-2.30pm: Play Specific Session: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Dr Victoria Sparey) Evening activity
Weekend  Sat 27 July  Daytrip to Stonehenge and Salisbury (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.45am/leave Salisbury at 4pm)
  Sun 28 July  Free day to explore Exeter and the South West 
Week 2  Mon 29 July  9.30-11.30am: Drama Workshop I (Professor Graham Ley) 1.15-3.15pm: Drama Workshop II (Dr Adrian Curtin)  
  Tues 30 July  9.30-11.30am: Early Modern Print Culture (Dr Sara Barker) 1.15-3.15pm: Play Specific Session: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Dr Victoria Sparey)  
  Wed 31 July Day trip to the Eden Project in Cornwall (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/meet back at coach at 2.15pm). 
  Thurs 1 August 9.30-11.30am: The Shakespeare Myth: Shakespeare from the Eighteenth Century and Beyond (Professor Nick Groom) 1.15-3.15pm: Shakespearean Adaptations: The Tempest (Professor Graham Ley) 7pm: Karaoke night at The Ram
  Fri 2 August Free day/ study day   
Weekend  Sat 3 August Daytrip to Bath (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet bacj at coach at 4.15pm) 
  Sun 4 August Free day   
Week 3  Mon 5 August 9.30-11.30am: Shakespeare's Classicism (Dr Ed Paleit) 1.15-3.15pm: Play Specific Session: The Tempest (Professor Andrew McRae) 6.45pm: English pub quiz night
  Tues 6 August 9.30-11.30am: Drama Workshop III- Voice (Dr Bryce Lease) 1.15-3.15pm: Drama Workshop IV- Abbreviated Shakespeare (Dr Adrian Curtin)  
  Wed 7 August Daytrip to St Ives (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/meet back at coach at 3.45pm) 
  Thurs 8 August 9.30-11.30am: Play Specific Session: The Tempest (Professor Andrew McRae) Preparatory session for final presentations:group work (independent study)  
  Fri 9 August 9.30-11.30am: Presentations of group work Free afternoon  6.15pm: Graduation ceremony and farewell party at Holland Hall
  Sat 10 August Bus to Heathrow Airport and London