Tours

Writers' Theatre offers several exclusive tours each season.  Past tours have included our annual London Tour, the Stratford Festival in Canada, and a theater weekend in New York City.

• Tour to The Stratford Festival Date: October 2-5, 2008
  Time: 12:00 p.m.
  

  Join Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Chicago Tribune former Chief Theatre Critic Richard Christiansen on a delightful and exhilarating trip to The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada.

  A former Stratford Festival company member himself (1990, 1991), Michael invites you on this magnificent Shakespearean adventure, which continues Writers’ Theatre’s 13-year tradition of excellent performing arts tours around the world.

  The trip includes roundtrip airfare on American Airlines, all transfers, accommodations at the charming Queen’s Inn, gourmet meals at award-winning restaurants, exclusive preparatory seminars and the best available tickets to Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Caesar and Cleopatra starring Christopher Plummer.  Guests will also have the opportunity to add an optional performance of The Music Man.

  The cost of the trip including airfare, accommodations and tickets is $1,950.  The space on this tour is limited to 22 places, and reservations must be received by August 1, 2008.  For reservations, please call Kellie de Leon at 847-242-6012.

• The 2008/09 New Year's London Tour Date: December 30, 2008 - January 6, 2009
  

  Writers’ Theatre is pleased to announce the dates for our annual New Year’s Trip to London!  This year, the tour will be from Tuesday, December 30 through Tuesday, January 6. 

  The trip will include accommodations at the exquisite Waldorf Hilton, and tickets to six must-see shows including Gone With the Wind directed by Trevor Nunn and Twelfth Night starring Derek Jacobi as Malvolio.  Other highlights are dinner at Scott’s, one of London’s hottest new restaurants, and tea at the elegant Goring Hotel which is frequented by the Royal Family.  The trip promises to be filled with unforgettable experiences, exclusive access, and first-rate theatre.

  If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive information about this or other tours, please contact Kellie de Leon at 847-242-6012 or kdeleon@writerstheatre.org.