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  • Literature and Theater Experience

    United Kingdom

    CEPA faculty-led program on literature and theater arts in the UK.

“CEPA has done a wonderful job to make our study abroad class better than I imagined. We are having a ball while learning and enjoying the culture.”

The University of South Florida (School of Theatre and Dance), Theater History in England and France

  • Academic Field(s)

    Literature and Theater

  • Destinations

    London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Oxford

  • Duration

    12 days

  • Accommodation

    3-star hotels in London and Stratford-upon-Avon

Follow the footsteps of different British writers while highlighting William Shakespeare’s work and life during site visits in London and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Participants will enjoy tours of some of England’s most noteworthy theaters while getting a chance to test and improve their acting and writing skills during a variety of workshops. A visit to Oxford, the location of the oldest English-speaking University in the world, will round off this British literature and theater experience.

Note: Theater tickets can be additionally arranged for your group.

  • DAY 1

    • Overnight flight to London, UK (group flight can be booked separately)

  • DAY 2-5: LONDON

    • Orientation session by your on-site CEPA coordinator
    • Literary walking tour of London
    • Guest lecture on acting, playwriting, directing, and design
    • Guided tour of the Keats House
    • Guided walking tour of Bloomsbury
    • Guided tour of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and its exhibitions
    • Backstage tour of the National Theatre and workshop
    • Welcome dinner at a British pub

  • DAY 6-7: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

    • Guided walking tour of Stratford-upon-Avon to follow Shakespeare’s footsteps
    • Guided tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre
    • Workshop at the Royal Shakespeare Company

  • DAY 8-11: OXFORD - LONDON

    • Visit to Oxford
    • Guided tour of the British Library
    • Guided tour of the Charles Dickens Museum
    • Master class at the Haymarket Theatre for a talk and workshop with a leading theater professional
    • Guided tour of the Sherlock Holmes Museum
    • Medieval Banquet in London

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