Our workshops encapsulate the spirit at the core of all our work – that plays should be explored actively. They can be based on any Shakespeare play and are delivered at the Globe, in your school or online.

Key activities

• Practical, interactive workshop based on your chosen learning objective(s)
• A range of activities and games designed to draw out elements of the plays’ characters and themes
• Language-based activities that explore the text at word level
• Explore a range of interpretations to encourage an informed personal response
• We can substitute the workshop for a lecture on your play choice or original performance conditions. Please get in touch to discuss this option.
• For on-site visits, a 30-minute talk in the Globe Theatre; for online or in-school visits, a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre.

Available texts

Workshops can be run on any Shakespeare play.
For KS5, workshops can be designed to thematically link 2 – 3 plays.

Curriculum links

At key stages 3 and 4, workshops support students to;

• Read challenging texts with good understanding
• Acquire a wide vocabulary and develop confidence in the art of speaking and listening
• Develop a greater appreciation of our rich and varied literary heritage
• Use discussion in order to learn: be able to elaborate and explain their understanding and ideas
• Use spoken language to prepare their ideas before they write

They also support progress towards the Assessment Objectives for GCSE English Literature;

• Read, understand and respond to texts, and develop an informed personal response (AO1)
• Familiarise themselves with textual references through script-work (AO1)
• Analyse language and structure, but particularly form (AO2)
• Understand the relationship between the text and the playing conditions (AO3)