The Royal Shakespeare Company has been accused of discrimination and ‘feeding into a national class war’ by charging private school pupils more than state schoolchildren for theatre visits.
Groups of state schoolchildren watching performances by the globally famous company are charged £10 a head, while their private school counterparts are charged a staggering £16.50.
The National Theatre in London also charges private schoolchildren more than state pupils – £12 a head compared to £10.
Last night, campaigners from the Education not Taxation (ENT) pressure group, which represents private school parents nationwide, said the ‘two-tier pricing blatantly discriminates against independent school children’.
Urging the Charity Commission to investigate, an ENT spokesman said: ‘Raising the prices for independent school children feeds into a national class war and can deny children access to rites of passage we should all encourage, such as watching Shakespeare plays.
