Everyone loves a good story – and as William Shakespeare was the greatest storyteller of them all!
Workshop Description
A Big Shakespeare Day allows every year group in up to a two-form entry school a chance to explore one of his plays through fun, engaging and age-appropriate drama-based activities. And on top of the workshops, you’ll receive Follow-Up sheets for each year group, with suggestions of where you might take the work next!
A Big Shakespeare day comprises …
- An interactive assembly, looking at the life of William Shakespeare – and some of the characters he created ….
- Workshops (one per year group) using drama-based activities to bring to life different aspects of the plays, with each year looking at their own play.
You can choose any of the plays you want, for any year group – but if you’re stuck for choice (and there are 37 to choose from!) you might like to go with the following …
Reception/P1: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – focusing on the Magic Flower …
Year 1/P2: As You Like It, focusing on The Seven Ages of Man …
Year 2/P3: The Winter’s Tale, focusing on the Statue That Came to life …
Year 3/P4: Romeo and Juliet, focusing on the Masqued Ball …
Year 4/P5: Macbeth, focusing on the importance of the Weird Sisters …
Year 5/P6: The Tempest, focusing on Prospero’s Powers …
Year 6/P7: Hamlet, focusing on … The Ghost!
Shakespeare
KS1 - KS4 / P2 - S5
30 pupils per workshop
minimum of 60 minutes (although we always prefer longer!)
Large Classroom or Hall / Drama Space
FAQs
Up to 30 pupils per workshop in up-to 5 x 1-hour workshops - that's 150 pupils in just one day.
We will work with you to plan a timetable for the workshops, to suit the number of classes you would like to include - and around the specific timings of your school day.
Your visitor will need access to a laptop/ screen/projector set up in the working space.
Related Workshops
Spotlight on Shakespeare
Sees pupils being introduced to a number of drama activities and approaches as we take them right through the play, exploring the backstory, meeting the main characters and bringing key moments to life.
The Poetry of Shakespeare
Uses drama techniques to introduce students to characters from a play of your choice, then introduces them to Clerihews – four line, descriptive, rhyming poems.
The Play's The Thing
Our tried and tested approaches lend themselves to all of the plays in Shakespeare’s canon - and, with notice, we’re able to focus on particular themes of your choice.
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