SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Schools programme for Key Stage 2. NEWSROUND’s
Ricky Boleto and Leah Gooding find out about Shakespeare’s early life in Stratford-upon-Avon, visit Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London and see how his plays were performed. They also learn about the Tudor age into which Shakespeare was born and of the beliefs of the time which helped shape his work. Finally they focus on some of his most famous plays - Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

29 Apr 2014 at 05:30 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Contributor

Leah Goolding; Ricky Boleto

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Macbeth; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama; Education

Keywords

biographies; history of the 16th century; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford-upon-Avon; Elizabethan stage; Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Archive

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