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We Are YSJ in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Last week many of our students struck off to Straford-Upon-Avon as part of our Second Year Shakespeare: Perspectives module!  Below, Julie Raby introduces the trip — stay tuned over Easter for more posts on the tip by our students!

By Julie Raby

On Monday and Tuesday 8 and 9 April 2019, Students from York St John visited Stratford-upon-Avon. The trip followed several very successful trips in previous years. Students studying both our Level 5 and 6 Shakespeare modules took part in the trip as well as students studying other modules on our undergraduate programme and modules as part of the MA programme.  

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The students undertake lectures and discussions at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, as well as being given the opportunity to handle treasures form the Trustā€™s archives. 

Smiling students joined by actress Lucy Phelps Rosalind

The students also visit Shakespeareā€™s Birthplace in Henley Street. Every year one of the students spontaneously performs ā€˜To be or not to Beā€™ from Hamlet in the Birthplace grounds, and this year was no exception.

Exploring the archive of the British Shakespeare Trust

Mollie Watson did a great version with the Birthplace Trust actors looking on!  On the Monday evening we went to see the Royal Shakespeare Companyā€™s production of As You Like It.

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Students were wooed by the production, and some had visited the actorā€™s pub, The Dirty Duck afterwards, where some of them got to chat to David Ajao, this yearā€™s Orlando.

Meeting actor David Ajoa, this year’s Orlando.

The trip finished with a very informative tour of the Royal Shakespeare Companyā€™s two theatre, and we all arrived back in York exhausted after two very packed days.

View the full photo album here. 

Watch this space for student blogs on the trip.