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Shakespeare’s Plays

Subject: Literacy/Storytelling, Shakespeare

Age Group: KS1, KS2, Reception

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

Explore Shakespeare in a fun and accessible way, in a KS1 and KS2 Shakespeare workshop!

In these popular workshops, you will be introduced to William Shakespeare in a fun and accessible way. Choose from a variety of the Bard’s well-known plays. Then explore the plot and experiment with the language, before using vocalisation and movement to bring the play to life. And finally, taking on a host of captivating characters!

In your KS1 and KS2 Shakespeare workshop, you will use the original text, which is woven into the workshop in a child-friendly way. You will be encouraged to experiment with the sounds, rhythms and beauty of his language.

The workshop will deepen your understanding of your chosen play.

Ideal for developing communication skills through the teamwork format, and for exploring issues, ethics, decision-making and choice using the character’s dilemmas.

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)

 

KS1 and KS2 Shakespeare workshop

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!

 

Important Events Link

  • Shakespeare Week (18th-24th March 2026)
  • Shakespeare’s Birthday, 1564 (23rd April)

Interested in learning more? Read our blog post ‘Bringing Shakespeare off the Page…’ by our facilitator Claire!

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

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Details

  • Length of session: 60 minutes

  • Price: £148 + VAT (there may be an additional charge for travel)

  • 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

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