SPRING SEASON 2026
Since 2011 we've been staging a special series of one-off events to celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday, 23 April 1564.
April is the year's turning point, from Spring to Summer; short days to long; green shoots to colourful bouquets. Shakespeare had an affinity with this moment in the year so it's the perfect moment to explore something new; experience the beauty and vibrancy of his words in a whole new way.
THURSDAY 23rd APRIL
Tickets £25.00 | St Nicolas' Church, Bury Street
An evening with GSC’s Co-founders Sarah Gobran & Matt Pinches
As part of GSC’s 20th Anniversary, its co-founders Sarah and Matt look back at the last two decades of award-winning theatre making.
From sharing a stage with national treasures to digging articulated lorries out of the mud; from real skulls at Hamlet, chainsaw interruptions and Macbeth’s curse to transatlantic Shakespeare, meeting Lewis Carroll’s family, storing 50 chairs in a 1-bedroom flat… oh and a surviving a pandemic, expect a fun and fascinating evening as they share their stories about how it all started and the journey they have had.
Chaired by local radio legend Peter Gordon.
**Includes a glass of fizz (or non-alcoholic alt.) and a slice of Shakespeare's birthday cake!**
NB This event is NOT included in the Annual Pass
...Don't forget to book your CHEESEBOARDS too!!
SUNDAY 19th APRIL - SOLD OUT
Tickets £21.50 | Guildford Town Centre
The start point for the walks will be announced in a pre-event email, sent to the address you booked with 72 hours before your walk.
Experience Shakespeare in the least likely of places!
Over the last decade our Shakespeare Walks have visited many of Surrey's towns and villages revealing their hidden gems with actors appearing the least likely of places, from roof gardens to hidden courtyards.
"It was a wonderful afternoon. You constantly amaze us with your ideas."
Our Shakespeare Walks invite small groups of walkers on an especially designed self-guided route. Along the way you’ll encounter actors in everyday settings poised to share a sonnet or speech... but where are they, and who's an actor and who's not? The route itself, as ever, will be revealed on the day...
Devised & Directed by GSC Co-founder MATT PINCHES
10th - 11th APRIL
Tickets £12.50 | Millmead Baptist Church, Guildford
This year our Young Company are also celebrating - it's their 10th Anniversary!
Within the walls of a prestigious university, with an odd smattering of customary Shakespearean twins, a forbidden experiment blurs the line between brilliance and recklessness. This cautionary tale about creation, complicity, and denial explores the real costs of playing God as we discover who ultimately pays the price when science goes too far.
Devised by our inspiring company of 13–18 year-old theatre makers, this 10th Young Company production is based on Frankenstein, The Comedy of Errors and Pride & Prejudice. Written by THEO TOKSVIG-STEWART and directed by ROB CANN. The annual Young Company production is a major event for our young theatre makers, which has seen many members go on to train for a career in the theatre industry.
Relaxed Performance 11th April, 2.30pm
“What a wonderful piece of theatre and a hugely talented group of young actors” Audience member 2022