Shakespeare is in the house for this interactive theatre experience. We'll transport your students to 1611, when the first performance of Macbeth took place at the Globe Theatre.
Students will experience the show like a true Shakespearean audience, exploring the customs and manners of seventeenth-century England and comparing them to today.
They’ll discover how actors performed in Shakespeare’s time, and how it felt to be part of a raucous crowd. This 50-minute session is all about energy, enthusiasm, and engagement. Students should be ready to dress up and enjoy theatre as the Bard intended.
Location: School hall, theatre, or sports hall.
Page to Stage is an engaging introduction to some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
Through games, visual prompts, and interactive drama techniques, pupils will improve their understanding of plot, rhythm, and structure, while strengthening their performance, collaboration, and interpretation skills.
These 50-minute workshops are ideal at any point in the term, whether you’re introducing a play, boosting engagement mid-term, or reinforcing key learning at the end of the year.
Location: School hall, theatre, or sports hall. This session can be extended if required.
Journey to sixteenth-century Italy for Commedia dell’Arte, a theatrical tradition that still shines in today’s theatre and film.
These 50-minute sessions are bursting with movement, comedy, history, and creative drama exercises. Your pupils will meet an unforgettable cast of characters, discover the modern roles they’ve inspired, and have the opportunity to laugh, improvise, and create.
Sessions can be booked as a one-off experience or as a series, in which pupils focus on developing performance pieces and capturing them on film.
Location: School or sports hall, theatre, or drama studio.
If you’re interested in bringing the arts to your classroom, or want to know more information about our school programmes, contact our Creative Arts Officer Milly Lawson.
Email her at milly.lawson@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk and she’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
