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1818 Society UK Chapter |
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| Friday 16th May | from 2pm | Check in at the Swan’s Nest Hotel |
4.00 pm to 5.45 pm |
Depart hotel for guided Stratford Town Walk |
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6.00 pm to 7.30 pm |
Reception at the Shakespeare Centre and guided tour of Shakespeare’s birthplace |
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8.00 pm to 9.30 pm |
Dinner in the Riverside Restaurant (set starter, buffet main and dessert, plus wine and fruit juice on the table) |
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| Saturday 17th May | 10.00 am to 11.00 am |
Guided tour of Stratford Butterfly Farm |
11.15 am to 12.15 pm |
Back stage tour of the Courtyard Theatre (the temporary theatre housing the RSC performances while the main house and Swan are refurbished) |
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12.15 pm to 13.30 pm |
Lunch, own arrangements |
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13.30 pm to 16.30 pm |
Matinee performance of a Shakespeare play in the Courtyard Theatre |
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17.00 pm to 18.00 pm |
The Board will meet in the Riverside bar area |
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| 19.00 pm to 19.30 pm | Pre dinner drinks in the Riverside bar |
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19.30 pm |
Formal dinner in the Garden Suite attended by Mrs Vikki Heywood, Managing Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, together with her husband Clive. Vikki will deliver the after dinner speech on “Transforming our theatres into World Class venues.” |
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| Sunday 18 th May | 09.00 am to 11.00 am |
Board Meeting in the Garden Suite |
11.00 am to 12.45 pm |
Annual Meeting in the Garden Suite |
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13.30 pm to 15.00 pm |
Traditional Sunday roast lunch with vegetarian option in the Riverside Restaurant |
| The cost of the various activities during the weekend (per person) will be as follows: |
Stratford Town Walk |
£4.00 + £1.00 Church entrance |
Shakespeare Centre Reception and tour |
£12.25 |
Back stage tour of the Courtyard Theatre |
£4.00 |
Matinee performance |
TBC |
Friday to Sunday: Dinner drinks on Friday, Saturday and Lunch on Sunday (no drinks included) |
£37. |
| Non-resident dinners on Friday and Saturday | £24 per person |