SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Follows four schools as they take part in the Shakespeare Schools Drama Festival, filming them as they cast and rehearse their plays, preparing for a final performance in Greenwich Theatre, London. The film includes a workshop with Dramarama, a company of professional actors who take students through exercises that help them to understand Shakespeare’s stories and speak his language.

Series

4learning

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

10 Jun 2003 at 16:50 (Channel: Channel Four)

Duration

50 mins

Availability

Out of distribution

Additional Details

Theatre

Greenwich Theatre, London

Theatre company

Dramarama

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Workshops; Shakespeare Schools Drama Festival; School productions

Notes

Notes

Programme notes about the unit and to support its use are available at www.channelfour4.com/programmenotes.

The programme may be downloaded from Education Media Online (EMOL) with full cast and shotlist.

Online Availability

Online URL

http://jiscmediahub.ac.uk/

Online price

academic subscription

Online format

Download

Distributor

Name

4 Learning

Notes

Channel 4 Learning has now closed. This used to be the educational broadcasting arm of Channel 4. The online shop sold educational DVDs and CD-ROMs for use in primary and secondary schools.

Name

JISC MediaHub

Notes

NB. As of 1 September 2016, the Jisc MediaHub subscription service is no longer available. However, all the multimedia content that Jisc has licensed for use by higher and further education institutions, which is currently accessed via the MediaHub subscription, is available through a new service, MediaPlus, at http://mediaplus.alexanderstreet.com.