--SAMPLE OF A PAST ITINERARY-- London Theater: Saturday, July 22 – Saturday, July 29 (Updates to this schedule to be provided throughout the week) Saturday, July 22 Hotel check-in Haymarket Hotel, 1 Suffolk Place, London SW1Y 4HX T (011) +44 20 7470 4000 http://www.firmdalehotels.com/london/haymarket-hotel 1:00 p.m. Meet at Haymarket Hotel lobby - introductions 1:45 p.m. Car service for group to Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 3EU 3:00 p.m. Gloria by Brenden Jacobs-Jenkins at Hampstead Theatre 6:30 p.m. Opening cocktails/dinner at Haymarket Hotel - Rocklin Room (G Level) Special guest: Henry Goodman, British actor Sunday, July 23 9:00 a.m. Harkness discussion of Gloria – Haymarket Hotel, Nash Room (G Level) 6:30 p.m. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT Monday, July 24 9:00 a.m. Harkness discussion of Much Ado About Nothing – Haymarket Hotel, Nash Room 2:30 p.m. Meet at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, 62-64 Gower St., London Workshop with Adrienne "Ade" Thomas, vocal coach at RADA. Exploring the language of Shakespeare. 7:15 p.m. The Tempest by William Shakespeare (Royal Shakespeare Company) at the Barbican Theatre. Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS Tuesday, July 25 9:00 a.m. Harkness discussion of The Tempest – Haymarket Hotel, Nash Room 10:30 a.m. Travel as a group to Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. 12:30 p.m. Guided Tour – The State Rooms of Blenheim Palace. Explore The Formal Gardens. Free time to explore the Palace grounds. Special discussion with Nancy Stewart, architectural historian 4:00 p.m. Group travel back to Haymarket Hotel. Dinner on own. 7:00 p.m. Hamlet by William Shakespeare at Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN SAMPLE ITINERARY Wednesday, July 26 9:00 a.m. Harkness discussion of Hamlet – Haymarket Hotel, Nash Room 1:30 p.m. The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth at the Gielgud Theatre, 35-37 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR 5:00 p.m. Meet with The Ferryman actress Dearbhla Molloy at Pret A Manger for a short talk on her work. 7:30 p.m. Queen Anne by Helen Edmundson at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, 18 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HT Thursday, July 27 9:00 a.m. Harkness discussion of The Ferryman and Queen Anne – Haymarket Hotel, Nash Room 2:00 p.m. Optional – National Portrait Gallery Tour 7:30 p.m. Girl from the North Country written and directed by Conor McPherson, music and lyrics by Bob Dylan at The Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, London SE1 8NB Friday, July 28 9:00 a.m. Harkness discussion of Girl from the North Country – Haymarket Hotel, Nash Room 10:30 a.m. Free day in London 6:00 p.m. Cocktails 7:00 p.m. Closing Dinner Villandry St. James's Restaurant 12 Waterloo Place, London SW1Y 4AU Saturday, July 29 Goodbyes and departures SAMPLE ITINERARY .