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KS3 Drama: How to put on a Shakespeare play

A collection of short films exploring ideas on how to put on a Shakespeare play in secondary schools.

They include tips for acting in a Shakespeare play, rules for dressing a Shakespearean character and ideas for putting on a play at home.

Voiced by presenter Cel Spellman, the collection includes expert advice from actor Maxine Peake, costume designer Robin Belfield, theatre director Bill Buckhurst, Shakespeare actor Ben Crystal and Lorianne Tika Lemba of 'The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company.'

These clips will be relevant for teaching Drama and English at KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and at third level in Scotland.

Maxine Peake shares her tips for acting in a Shakespeare play, including ‘actioning,' movement and body language.

What tips are there for acting in a Shakespeare play?

Robin Belfield of the Royal Shakespeare Company explains how to devise a costume for a character.

Shakespearian characters' costumes

Bill Buckhurst, theatre director, shares his thoughts and ideas about how to put on a Shakespeare play at home.

Putting on a Shakespeare play at home

Actor, author and Shakespeare specialist Ben Crystal talks about how actors would have spoken in Shakespeare's day.

What did actors sound like in Shakespeare's day?

Lorianne Tika Lemba of The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company compares Shakespeare’s verse rhythms - iambic pentameter - to hip hop.

How is Shakespeare's verse similar to modern hip-hop rhythms?