Get a taste of olde England as we take an overnight trip to Shakespeare’s hometown. After arriving in Stratford-upon-Avon, we’ll attend The Merchant of Venice 1936, the new hit production that sets Shakespeare’s classic in London’s East End during the lead up to the Battle of Cable Street. Afterwards, we’ll enjoy a meet-and-greet with the show’s lead, Tracy-Ann Oberman, who plays Shylock as a single mother (read our interview with her in the Winter 2023 issue of JR). We’ll then stay at the boutique Hotel Indigo, situated in a 16th-century building just a stone’s throw from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

On day two we’ll travel to Upton House, an illustrious Jewish country pile built from local honey-hued ironstone. Once there, we’ll go on an exclusive guided tour led by Robert Waley-Cohen, whose family owned the property before it was donated to the National Trust. This event is run in partnership with the Lyons Learning Project.