Shakespeare at The Castle

We offer students ways to move from page to stage, or words to performance.

Students studying Shakespeare at Lancaster have the opportunity to take part (performing or in the creative team) in a summer evening of performed readings and soliloquies at Lancaster’s spectacular Medieval Castle. Watch the 2023 production, Edward III a play that may (or may not!) have been written by Shakespeare.

The Lancaster Playwriting Prize

This annual competition has been running since 2018, is organised in partnership with The Dukes Theatre, and provides opportunities for students to be involved in the judging process. The prize is currently £1500, as well as a rehearsed reading of the winning play, plus mentoring.

The Prize seeks to encourage writing for the stage among underrepresented writers in the North West. For details of the latest on the prize, email creativecommunities@dukeslancaster.org

The Lancaster Playwriting Prize