The title Macbeth is in between to actors depicting Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, they both look distressed

Macbeth 2020 Playing Shakespeare

Created specifically for young people, find resources around our most recent Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production, Macbeth

RESOURCES

This production of Macbeth took place in the Globe Theatre in 2020 as part of our Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project.
This was then made available via YouTube for free in 2020 – the production was viewed over 471,500 times during a time when many students were learning from home. Many free resources were released for the original production and its streaming and you can use this page to browse and download these for free.

LEARNING RESOURCES

A pair of eyes that look shocked and scared

BACKSTAGE

Follow the production of Macbeth through weekly blogs & resources

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Man with his hands covering his ears and his face looking in pain

CHARACTERS

Get to know the characters we meet in Macbeth

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LANGUAGE

Delve deeper into the language used in Shakespeare’s Macbeth

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CONTEXT & THEMES

Everything you need to know about the context of Macbeth, as well as key themes in the play

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Text: MACBETH

STAFFROOM

Resources and tasks for teachers

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DEUTSCHE BANK

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PROGRAMME (2020)

LARGE PRINT PROGRAMME (2020)

VISUAL STORY (2020)

 INTRODUCTORY NOTES

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

OUR THANKS TO DEUTSCHE BANK

Deutsche Bank has supported an annual Playing Shakespeare production in the Globe Theatre since 2007.The 90-minute production, created especially for a schools audience, is complemented with free workshops and online activities.

18,000 London and Birmingham state secondary school students were given free tickets to this year’s Macbeth.  33,000 people saw the production before the run was interrupted in March. Over 200,000 students have been given free tickets to see Playing Shakespeare productions at the Globe.

 

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Sir Toby and Sir Andrew from Twelfth Night, dance around the stage as colourful confetti rains over them and the groundlings in the yard.

PLAYING SHAKESPEARE WITH DEUTSCHE BANK

Our flagship project for secondary and post-16 further education students

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TEACHING RESOURCES

Explore our range of engaging teaching resources for all ages and levels

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PLAYGROUND

Introduce those aged 5 – 11 to Shakespeare with our playful activities

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