Shakespeare Workshops Celebrate Shakespeare in your school with one of our interactive drama-based, action packed workshops!

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! 

 

"Huge thanks to Jo and all the team at As Creatives - 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!" Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

"The students now have a clearer understanding of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. The level of subject knowledge from Jackson was brilliant. The special facts that he knew blew the children away and made the workshop so much more memorable. Thank you for your fantastic delivery. We really enjoyed having you at Chichester Free School."

 

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

Read about our work with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust here

"That was simply brilliant. Thank you so much for a wonderful morning. It far surpassed my expectations and I know that the children really enjoyed every minute. You managed to captivate the children and truly got the best from them. The activities were perfectly pitched and I would really recommend your workshop for all as your enthusiasm for Shakespeare and great manner made it a true pleasure." Live Streamed Workshop, Teacher, Reddiford School

"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!" St Peter-In-Thanet CE Junior School

Shakespeare Workshops for Schools

Big Shakespeare Day

Big Shakespeare Day

Everyone loves a good story – and as William Shakespeare was the greatest storyteller of them all! Workshop Description A
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The Play's The Thing

The Play’s The Thing

Our Shakespeare programmes prove popular and successful both nationally and internationally - and we've been lucky enough to partner with
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Introducing Shakespeare

Introducing Shakespeare

Introducing Shakespeare is a fantastic (and very energetic!) way to engage your students in the playwright, his life and works
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Spotlight on Shakespeare

Spotlight on Shakespeare

Over four hundred years since his death, Shakespeare’s poetry is still being read, performed and listened to all over the
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Personification Poetry

Personification Poetry

What if Stonehenge could tell us all it has seen over the millennia – and all it has heard, too?
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The Poetry of Shakespeare

The Poetry of Shakespeare

With many of Shakespeare’s characters, it’s definitely not a case of “what you see is what you get”. So this
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Shakespeare for GCSE and A Level / S4 - S6

Shakespeare for GCSE and A Level / S4 – S6

It’s unlikely that any of Shakespeare’s actors ever saw full copies of the plays they appeared in, instead using “cue
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Ways into Shakespeare (Teacher CPD workshop / INSET Day)

Ways into Shakespeare (Teacher CPD workshop / INSET Day)

Our hands-on workshop gives you the chance to experience a range of Shakespeare activities that both link in perfectly with
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"I wanted to thank you and Chris for the brilliant workshops he delivered yesterday with our students. The sessions were thoroughly engaging, and his attention to detail, especially with the timings, was spot on. The students absolutely loved it, and the feedback from our English teachers has been overwhelmingly positive. They loved how refreshing and inspiring Chris’s approach to our students was. I’ll definitely be recommending you to other schools in Leicester. Thank you once again, and I really look forward to hopefully working with As Creatives and Chris again in the near future!" Shakespeare Workshops, Beaumont Leys School

"The children absolutely adored every minute and you have truly inspired them to love Shakespeare! It blew me away what the children accomplished. You are an inspiration!" St Joseph's Catholic Primary

Our Shakespeare Workshops in Action!