“The pupils and staff really enjoyed the performance; I’ve had so many positive comments from the pupils!” – Jackie Cutler, Head of English, Thomas Coram Middle School
Here at Big Wheel we love Shakespeare, but we know that his work can sometimes be a little inaccessible for students. So we offer two different interactive workshops all about the greatest entertainer of all time that will excite and inspire your students!
Introduction to Shakespeare
This workshop is perfect for students who are new to Shakespeare and is packed full of information about his comedies, histories and tragedies. We meet the characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream on a talk show, play the game-show ‘Three Steps to Heaven’ (illustrating the design and feel of the Globe theatre), and re-enact our own interactive version of Hamlet. It’s a fun and fast paced show that leaves the students with an idea of how great Shakespeare really was!
Versions of the show are suitable for key stage 2 and upwards and last between 75 and 90 minutes. It can be performed for a maximum of 60 KS2 or KS3 students and 100 KS4 students.
Shakespeare and Tragedy
A more advanced workshop that focuses on the conventions of Shakespeare’s tragedies. Plays featured include Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and Romeo & Juliet. There’s a surprise visit from three weird sisters, a disastrous banquet scene and a tragic death that all help to illustrate how relevant and universal Shakespeare’s themes are – even in the 21st century. If you are studying a different play, we will relate each point we make about the tragedies to your set text, giving students a richer understanding of the play they are studying.
This show is suitable for students who are studying Shakespeare either at GCSE or A Level. It can be performed for a maximum of 100 students and lasts for 90 minutes.
Pricing:
Introduction to Shakespeare and Shakespeare and Tragedy:
One workshop costs £450 plus VAT with subsequent shows priced at £250 plus travel costs if outside London plus VAT.
We can perform up to 3 shows in one day.