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Shakespeare’s Plays
Subject: Literacy/Storytelling, Shakespeare
Region: London/Greater London, North West, West Midlands
Introduce your class to Shakespeare in a fun and accessible way using movement and vocalisation. Bring one of the Bard’s famous plays to life, exploring the plot, experimenting with the language and taking on a host of captivating characters.
Choose from the following plays:
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (KS1 & KS2)
- Hamlet (KS2)
- The Merchant of Venice (KS2)
- Macbeth (KS2)
- Romeo and Juliet (KS2)
- The Tempest (KS1 & KS2)
- Twelfth Night (KS2)
All our Shakespeare’s plays workshops use original text which is woven into the workshop in a child friendly way. The children are encouraged to experiment with the sounds, rhythms and beauty of his language.
The workshop will deepen the children’s understanding of your chosen play. The teamwork format is ideal for developing communication skills and the character’ dilemmas raise the issues of morality, decision-making and choice.
Important Events Link
- Shakespeare Week (18th-24th March 2024)
- Shakespeare’s Birthday, 1564 (23rd April)
Children were totally captivated and enthralled by the workshop. They have not stopped repeating some of the lines that were learnt. Totally professional.
Kathryn Grundy, Hylands Primary School, Romford
Details
Length of session: 60 minutes
Price: £142 + VAT
Number of Children: up to 30
Extra children are negotiable
All facilitators are DBS checked
Curriculum Link
Shakespeare and Literacy
Key Areas
Physicalising key characters from your chosen play
Tableaux for important scenes and locations from your chosen play
Shakespearian insults!
Abridged version of the play
