Summer Company - Backstage

Summer company is the Theatre Royal Bath’s largest Summer School, in which young people work alongside a professional production team to create a full-scale performance in the Egg Theatre.  Join us for a three-week residency and summer school like no other: Where you will have the chance to get a taste of what life’s like as professional visiting company whilst creating life-long memories and friends.

Choose to be part of the cast, where you will develop your acting craft supported by our Artistic Director and visiting practitioners. Or, generate a taste of mounting a production backstage, supported by our creative team.

This year we are thrilled to announce that we will be staging an exciting new version of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 

About the show:

Lord, What Fools These Mortals be!

Join us as we escape our present day worries into a world where folklore and ritual reign supreme. As four young lovers are faced with the prospect of an unhappy life they flee their home and stumble into an enchanted forest where mortals meet fairies, and nothing is as it seems.

A joyous celebration of the classic tale we all come to love. In a visually intoxicating setting breathing new life into the classical words. 

Dates and times: 

Summer company runs from 4th – 23rd August

Week 1 & 2 – Mon – Fri – 10am – 5:30pm

Week 3 – Monday – Thurs – 10 am – 5:30pm

Performances – Friday 22 & Saturday 23  – 2pm & 6pm daily

Acting: ages 12 – 18 (Fee £600)

Backstage: 12 – 18 (Fee £600)

Bursary places are available for details please get in touch with us for details 

Summer Company 2025 is made possible with the generous support of The Garek Trust