SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Online video. Rachel Bentall, Laura Northcott, Sophie Dennis, Josh Kennard, Rebecca Starkiss and Hayley Jones are drama students at Thomas Keble School at Eastcombe, Gloucestershire. They adapted A Midsummer Night’s Dream to incorporate the local Gloucestershire accent. During rehearsals for the they take time out to discuss their play, the plot and what Shakespeare means to them. The school took taking part in the UK-wide BBC Drama and Shakespeare Schools Festival event, ‘One Night of Shakespeare’ which took place on July 3, 2005 and saw 100 theatres across Britain play host to 400 successful productions of Shakespeare, featuring over 10,000 students.

Series

Video Nation

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2006

Recording date

1 Jul 2005

Duration

2 mins

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; School productions; Regional accents

Distributor

Name

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/videonation/2005/07/gloucestershire_topping_the_bill.shtml