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Shakespeare’s Life and Times

Subject: Literacy/Storytelling, Shakespeare

Age Group: KS1, KS2

Region: London/Greater London, North West, West Midlands

In our Shakespeare’s Life and Times workshop, discover the playwright himself! Explore his life in Stratford and London, the Tudor period in which he wrote, and his remarkable literary legacy.

Our facilitator visits your school in role as the magical ‘spirit’ Ariel from Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Ariel needs your help to gain freedom from Prospero, and will lead you on a journey.

Then you will explore some famous characters and identify genres of play. Finally, recreate the Globe Theatre for yourselves.

Come and discover more about the man behind the quill, in our Shakespeare’s Life and Times workshop.

Shakespeare's Life and Times

Why choose Freshwater?

Our sessions:

Are highly interactive, offering hands-on learning, which allow all your pupils to access the topic.
Add depth and richness to the curriculum and stimulate further learning.
Use carefully chosen drama techniques, so that children feel a personal involvement in the topic which helps to embed subject knowledge.
Allow the teacher an opportunity to observe pupils’ progress from a different perspective.
Are led by experienced drama facilitators who immerse the children in an imaginative world, helping to make learning fun!

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