Shakespeare Workshops
Celebrate Shakespeare in your school with one of our interactive drama-based, action packed workshops!
Shakespeare Workshops for Schools
Our passion for Shakespeare shines through in our exciting and highly participatory workshops. Lending pupils our “actor’s eye view” of the plays, our programmes see pupils up on their feet, telling the story of your chosen play themselves, through a series of carefully structured drama activities. Never afraid to dive into the original text, we explore the backstories of Shakespeare’s characters, how those characters drive his plots – and how all the different elements join together. Teacher CPD workshops also available!
Shakespeare Week
Shakespeare Week is a national annual celebration giving primary school aged children opportunities for enriching and enjoyable early experiences of Shakespeare. Shakespeare Week 2025 will take place during 24th – 30th March 2025. Our Shakespeare workshops are incredibly popular during Shakespeare Week! – and are also available throughout the school year.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Testimonials
The schools in our Manchester Hub have been delighted with the workshops. You have delivered some amazing sessions (as always!). Thank you so much for all your hard work – we really do love working with As Creatives!”
“We hugely enjoyed the workshops. It was lovely for the children to have a day off timetable exploring Shakespeare. I was actually surprised by the creativity of their responses during both the drama activities and the book making . It was nice to see many of them working so well as a team. I would love to work with your company again.”
“The children were engaged and interested throughout. They gained new information about the plot, themes and character motivation in Macbeth. Best and most informative workshop I’ve seen for 20 years!”
Shakespeare Workshops
Ways into Shakespeare
Experience a range of Shakespeare activities that both link in perfectly with Shakespeare in the curriculum and extend horizons.
Shakespeare for GCSE and A Level / S4 – S6
School Workshops It’s unlikely that any of Shakespeare’s actors ever saw full copies of the plays they appeared…
The Poetry of Shakespeare
This engaging activity puts them centre stage by bringing out both the visible and the invisible.
Spotlight on Shakespeare
This workshop takes students right through the play, exploring the backstory, meeting the main characters and bringing key moments to life.
Introducing Shakespeare
A fantastic and very energetic way to engage your students in the playwright, his life and works – and prepare them for their studies to come.
The Play’s The Thing
Our Shakespeare programmes prove popular and successful both nationally and internationally.
Personification Poetry
Students will harvest the fruits of their imaginations and explore notions of empathy to construct uniquely moving poetry.
Drop Down Day – Enrichment Workshops
You can mix and match workshops to build your own Enrichment or Drop Down Day. Perfect for an end of term celebration!
Big Shakespeare Day
Everyone loves a good story – and as William Shakespeare was the greatest storyteller of them all!