LONDON THEATRE INSIGHTS

Presented by Wesleyan University and Smith College

March 13–20, 2010

Join alumni, parents, and friends of Wesleyan and Smith College for an extraordinary, weeklong theater getaway, where you’ll see four world-class plays: one at the Royal Shakespeare Company; two on the London stage; and one at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.

You’ll enjoy Sir Peter Hall’s production of Midsummer Night’s Dream starring Dame Judi Dench, plus intimate backstage discussions with leading actors at the Old Vic and the RSC, and will meet one of London’s top theatre critics.

Accommodations for your theatre holiday will be at the four-star Cavendish Hotel in St. James’s, an elegant part of the West End, and will include a day-long excursion to Stratford-on-Avon. In Stratford you’ll visit Shakespeare’s daughter’s home, and Holy Trinity Church, where he was baptized.

Itinerary Highlights:
• A discussion with a leading political commentator on major issues facing the UK and the US
• A visit to Kirby House, a 1733 Queen Anne home set in eight acres of gardens, in Berkshire
• Four famous plays, including Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, and The Caretaker by Harold Pinter

Trip Lecturer
Ellen W. Kaplan is professor of acting and directing at Smith College, and teaches acting, directing, radio drama, and performance seminars.

To download a complete brochure and registration form, visit here (PDF). For more information about the program, please contact Elizabeth Bigwood at Smith College, our travel partner, at (800) 225-2029, or via email at alumtrav@smith.edu.

Price:$3,980 per person, based on double occupancy, plus airfare