Shakespeare Today:
Play in a Day Workshop
✓ Reception - Year 6
✓ Led by a professional drama facilitator
✓ Literacy, World Book Day
✓ Delivered in your school hall
Experience Shakespeare’s plays through drama, using the skills and techniques of professional theatre
Imagine the children of your school joining together to perform an exciting, vibrant version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream or Macbeth – and the whole process, including preparation, only taking one day!
Perfect for Shakespeare Week or end of term celebrations, your children will work class-by-class throughout the day to explore your chosen play through drama. They are guided by a professional facilitator who will encourage them to use their creativity and imaginations, with each session tailored for the age of the children.
At the end of the day, all classes who have taken part come together to share what they have worked on, culminating in an abridged version of the story which they perform to each other.
Working collaboratively, your children will develop their physical literacy, creative expression and communication skills, and experience performing in a way they will never forget.
The workshop timetable can be flexibly adapted to suit all school sizes. For two or three form entry schools, we work across multiple days if all classes are taking part, but can also work with fewer classes or year groups, if you prefer. Our friendly Box Office team will happily suggest a timetable to suit your school.
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Abigail Rosser
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The workshop is perfect for a one-form entry school from Reception to Year 6, or 5 or 6 KS2 classes.
- For two or three form entry schools we work across multiple days.
- To cover the material we need at least three classes from KS2.
- At the end of the day, children come together to perform their section of the play to each other, creating a full performance with music and narration.
- Explore and develop an in-depth understanding of the chosen play's story.
- Develop empathy and understanding by inhabiting the lives and physicality of the characters.
- Examine the rhythm and imagery of Shakespeare’s language.
- Gain confidence through play and performance.
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