Shakespeare Workshops
Celebrate Shakespeare in your school with one of our interactive drama-based, action packed workshops!
Shakespeare Workshops for Schools
Our passion for Shakespeare shines through in our exciting and highly participatory workshops. Lending pupils our “actor’s eye view” of the plays, our programmes see pupils up on their feet, telling the story of your chosen play themselves, through a series of carefully structured drama activities. Never afraid to dive into the original text, we explore the backstories of Shakespeare’s characters, how those characters drive his plots – and how all the different elements join together. Teacher CPD workshops also available!
Shakespeare Week
Shakespeare Week is a national annual celebration in March each year, giving primary school aged children opportunities for enriching and enjoyable early experiences of Shakespeare. Our Shakespeare workshops are incredibly popular during Shakespeare Week – and are also available throughout the school year.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
“Our workshop day was, quite frankly, magical. The way in which Jo built relationships, engaged with the children and then brought The Tempest to life was incredible. Every child, including those who have never taken part in any drama or have anxiety participating,were thoroughly engaged.
It takes a special person and highly specialist skills to be able to engage children with SEND and SEMH needs. Jo has passion, energy, empathy and that ‘certain sparkle’ in droves. She created a safe environment where pupils felt included and able to take risks and join in. The children loved her and loved Shakespeare because of her!
The partnership between yourselves and As Creatives is marvellous! Long may it continue so that vulnerable and often ‘forgotten’ pupils such as ours get the opportunity to experience the wonders of Shakespeare in all his glory- I think he’d be very proud!”
Testimonials
“The schools in our Manchester Hub have been delighted with the workshops. You have delivered some amazing sessions (as always!). Thank you so much for all your hard work – we really do love working with As Creatives!”
“The children were engaged and interested throughout. They gained new information about the plot, themes and character motivation in Macbeth. Best and most informative workshop I’ve seen for 20 years!”
“We hugely enjoyed the workshops. It was lovely for the children to have a day off timetable exploring Shakespeare. I was actually surprised by the creativity of their responses during both the drama activities and the book making . It was nice to see many of them working so well as a team. I would love to work with your company again.”
“The students now have a clearer understanding of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. The level of subject knowledge from Jackson was brilliant. The special facts that he knew blew the children away and made the workshop so much more memorable. Thank you for your fantastic delivery. We really enjoyed having you at Chichester Free School.”
“We (pupils and Teachers) absolutely love the workshops that Jackson presents. He first came to Turnfurlong Junior School in 2017 and we use the workshops to launch our work on Macbeth.The pupils found it engaging, they enjoyed taking part as characters and the freeze frames. Most of all, it is great to have a 90 minute session without any gadgets, props or technology. We will certainly be booking this workshop again!”
“The children loved the drama aspect of the workshop. The online was amazingly engaging for the children – thanks to Jo’s exciting delivery and constant interaction with individual children. The children gained a good understanding of the content of the play, Macbeth and hopefully a lifelong interest and enjoyment in Shakespeare. A huge thank you to Jo – she is fabulous! I look forward to booking the next session.”
“Thank you so much for your energy and dedication. The pupils absolutely loved your sessions and it was wonderful to see them all working collaboratively and enjoying their learning in such a creative way.”
“I would like to thank you for the excellent Shakespeare day you delivered before Easter. The children adored it and have regularly spoken about it since – many saying it was their favourite day of Year 6!”
“The children LOVED the workshop. They raved about the session afterwards and talked about what they had done well into the following week. The activities that Jo chose fit in perfectly with the English curriculum and the English sessions which we had already completed with year 6. She built on the children’s prior knowledge and extended their learning further, whilst keeping the activities fun and engaging. We loved the sessions and would love to use As Creatives again during our Shakespeare topic next year.”
“Just wanted to feed back that The Tempest workshop yesterday was fantastic and a really good energiser for being something totally different in the (home-learning) schedule … Gabriel said it was “just amazing”, he loved it! It has inspired him to ask to look up the original play with me, which is the best endorsement..”
Shakespeare IN SCHOOLS
New! Performing Shakespeare with Jo Stokes
A four day programme which will see a group of pupils working towards an audience-ready peformance of one of Shakespeare’s plays.
Introducing Shakespeare
A fantastic and very energetic way to engage your students in the playwright, his life and works – and prepare them for their studies to come.
The Poetry of Shakespeare
This engaging activity puts them centre stage by bringing out both the visible and the invisible.
The Play’s The Thing
Our Shakespeare programmes prove popular and successful both nationally and internationally.
Big Shakespeare Day
Everyone loves a good story – and as William Shakespeare was the greatest storyteller of them all!
Spotlight on Shakespeare
This workshop takes students right through the play, exploring the backstory, meeting the main characters and bringing key moments to life.
Ways into Shakespeare
Experience a range of Shakespeare activities that both link in perfectly with Shakespeare in the curriculum and extend horizons.
Personification Poetry
Students will harvest the fruits of their imaginations and explore notions of empathy to construct uniquely moving poetry.
Drop Down Day – Enrichment Workshops
You can mix and match workshops to build your own Enrichment or Drop Down Day. Perfect for an end of term celebration!
Shakespeare for GCSE and A Level / S4 – S6
School Workshops It’s unlikely that any of Shakespeare’s actors ever saw full copies of the plays they appeared…