Key Stage: 2

Description

7 discs

A collection of programmes and clips on the topic of Shakespeare.

Boxed set includes:

Teacher notes

i.am.Will.Shakespeare - In this series of short films for KS 2, Newsround’s Ricky Boleto and Leah Gooding go in search of William Shakespeare.

How to Be Epic @ Shakespeare - A one-off special, celebrating William Shakespeare. Marking 400 years since the death of the world’s greatest playwright, this programme presents an unrivalled selection of experts to demonstrate how to rap, act, sound-like, dress-like and direct Shakespeare.

The Muckers Shakespeare Song - Four Cornish teenage farmers sing songs about Shakespeare.

Horrible Histories Shakespeare Special - A look at the life and times of the playwright William Shakespeare - from his largely unknown and humble beginnings in Stratford, through his times as a jobbing actor in London, to his success as the country’s most respected and financially savvy writer. Along the way we meet his gang of London friends - the playwrights, poets and brawlers Marlowe, Jonson and Spenser. We also explore the social history of Britain and the world and how, if you wanted to avoid the plague, it was important to eat your none-a-day portion of fruit and veg.

Horrible Histories Shakespeare clips

Magic Hands - Children’s poetry series featuring poems translated into British Sign Language and brought to life with original animation.

The Tempest; Twelfth Night; As You Like It; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare Live from the RSC: From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, hosts David Tennant and Catherine Tate are joined by a cast of well-known actors along with the English National Opera, the Royal Ballet and Akala. Together they mark the life and work of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death, celebrating Shakespeare’s legacy and his influence on all performance art forms - from opera to jazz, dance to musicals.

Shakespeare Retold (BBC School Radio) - A series of stories written by well-known children’s authors. Each story is inspired by or based on a play by William Shakespeare. These are not straight retellings but stories with a spin. Some are closer to the original play than others. The stories are intended as a very light introduction to some of the characters and themes found in Shakespeare’s play and have been written to appeal to children at KS2.

King Lear: A Tragedy in Five Acts; Macdeath; The Tempest: The Isle of Noises; The Taming of the Kat Dog; A Midsummer Camp’s Dream; Henry V - A Soldier’s Tale; All for a Pound of Flesh; Ol’ Fella (Othello)