Shakespeare

"William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. " (Cash - Theatrelinks) 

RESEARCH
My research for A Midsummer Night's Dream

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​Royal Shakespeare Company - Teacher Resources

Blogging Shakespeare - how did they stage eavesdropping

Visual crash course on how they stages all the deaths in Shakespeare

Student Pulse - Link between Shakespeare and Greek and Latin writers  

How UK artists remixed Shakespeare's Twelfth Night – video

Shakespeare Resources - Theatrelinks

Shakespeare Theatre scripts - Theatrelinks 

The Shakespeare Magazine  

Rob Brydon reveals popular Shakespeare phrases in everyday use 

Here’s What Shakespeare’s Plays Sounded Like With Their Original English Accent

Shakespeare Solos- The Guardian

The Guardian Solos  - Leading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in a set of videos that capture the romance, tragedy, villainy and magic of his plays
  •  Adrian Lester, Hamlet - ‘To be or not to be’
  • Joanna Vanderham, Romeo and Juliet - ‘The mask of night is on my face’
  • Roger Allam, King Lear  -‘Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks’
  • Eileen Atkins, Othello - ‘I do think it is their husbands’ faults’ 
  • David Morrissey, Richard III - ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’
  • Ayesha Dharker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream- ‘These are the forgeries of jealousy’

Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2, -What light through yonder window breaks-- - BBC

​Macbeth- Act I, Scenes 1-3 - The Globe Theatre

As You Like It - The Seven Ages of Man - Benedict Cumberbatch   

Gregory Doran's production of Hamlet - Youtube

​Horrible Histories William Shakespeare Song

A research interview about Elizabethan theatre for Shakespearean London Theatres ​

The connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop - TED talk

Shakespeare is everywhere - TED Talk