SECONDARY SCHOOLS
2025/2026
FROM 5th NOVEMBER 2025 TO 1st MAY 2026
MANACTCO ARE TOURING SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH
A TRIPLE BILL OF SPELLBINDING SHOWS:
'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' by Charles Dickens
'MACBETH' by William Shakespeare
'ROMEO & JULIET' by William Shakespeare
BRINGING VIVIDLY TO LIFE THE TEXTS
THAT YOU ARE STUDYING IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Each presentation is aimed at those studying these texts
as part of their English course,
and all students Keystage 3 or Keystage 4
will find these presentations extremely useful.
The presentations are also suitable for ‘A’ level theatre studies,
and Performing Arts students.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
EACH OF OUR PRESENTATIONS,
PLEASE READ OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
2025/2026 GUIDE:
PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK
AND DOWNLOAD A COPY OF OUR
2025/2026 GUIDE TO OUR SHOWS:
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Our guide provides lots of great information about each of
the shows we are presenting, detailing what
your school can expect from our shows, and how
our presentations will greatly benefit your students.
Our presentations for 2025/2026 are:
'A CHRISTMAS CAROL'
Touring from:
Wedneday 5th November 2025
through to:
Thursday 18th December 2025
“....no space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused!”
Dickens’ classic ghostly gothic tale of Christmas is vividly brought to life,
with the tale of a bitter and despised old miser, Scrooge, and his
transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by four ghosts
on the night before Christmas....
'MACBETH'
Touring from:
Tuesday 20th January 2026
through to:
Friday 1st May 2026
“…..Something wicked this way comes…”
Shakespeare’s dazzling action-and-adventure tragedy is dramatically
brought to life, as we perform this bloodthirsty tale of ambition, and the
evils we will go to in order to get what we want.
'ROMEO & JULIET'
Touring from:
Tuesday 24th February 2026
through to:
Friday 1st May 2026
“…..These violent delights have violent ends...."
Shakespeare’s most famous play has the perfect love between Romeo and Juliet set against the reality of a competitive, feuding and violent society...... Love and Death are constantly mentioned together throughout, foreshadowing the end that Fate has in store for these innocent “star-crossed lovers”.......