Founded in 2006, the award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company is one of the UK’s leading independent theatre companies, acclaimed for its imaginative use of spaces and ambitious immersive productions.

In 2026, GSC’s two open air Shakespeare productions received a UK Theatre Award for Best Director, whilst its adaptation of Pride & Prejudice was a nominee in the New York Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Adaptation.

Alongside its artistic work, GSC delivers over 30,000 engagement opportunities each year, with more than 22,000 funded-to-access for communities facing barriers to the arts, including young carers, people living with poor mental health, older adults, and pupils in less advantaged schools. 2025 saw the launch of their pioneering knife crime awareness programme, Put Up Your Swords.

For two decades GSC has been dedicated to inventive storytelling, community impact, and bringing classic stories to life in unforgettable ways.