Shakespeare in the Classroom
with Shakespeare’s Globe
Professional Development
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Aims
Venue, Date and Cost
This one day professional development activity
is aimed at secondary school teachers wishing to
enhance their knowledge of using Shakespeare’s
work in a classroom setting.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 2DB
A specialist practitioner from Shakespeare’s Globe in
London will lead the session where teachers will take
part in active, practical techniques designed to assist
their teaching practice in this specialist area.
The intensive workshops has been devised and
developed in the rehearsal room and will inform
classroom practice for Scottish teachers.
By the end of the short course, teachers should have:
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developed an understanding of how Shakespeare’s use of language helps us to interpret his plays in performance
explored how Shakespeare uses and adapts character in his plays to construct meaning
examined how form and rhythm help an audience to gain a deeper insight of the play
developed awareness of how the physicality of
the theatre space informs our insight into Shakespeare’s work
Friday 4 November
11am to 5pm
£90
Course Content
Throughout the short course teachers will be supported by
Shakespeare’s Globe’s educational specialist who has developed
dynamic learning approaches to exploring Shakepeare’s plays
with 11 to 17 year olds.
Their approach to supporting teachers will in turn aid secondary
pupils to better understand characterization, themes and
language.
Shakespeare’s Globe use a variety of techniques to explore
and experiment with text; from the actor’s viewpoint and from
the director’s, differing interpretations of the same play and
interactive tasks to bring the text to life.
A short but specific focus of the day will be on Twelfth Night and
Romeo and Juliet.
Additional Information
Course Leader
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Globe Education is the largest theatre education
department in the UK. It welcomes over 100,000
people a year of all ages and nationalities for
workshops, talks and courses at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Globe Education is a leader in the field of theatre
education, creating innovation and pioneering work
with students of all ages and from all backgrounds.
A strong partnership between the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland and Shakespeare’s
Globe exists in support of the MA Classical and
Contemporary Text. For one month of their study
year our post-graduate students are resident at
Shakespeare’s Globe in an immersive, in context
experience of Shakespeare and his works.
Student Preparation
Teachers should wear loose and comfortable clothes
and bring water as some of the work will be practical
and active.
Please do bring a pad and pen in order to take notes
throughout the session.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland provides
vocational education at the highest professional level
in dance, drama, music, production and screen. We
are one of very few internationally, and the only one
in the UK, offering this breadth of artistic disciplines.
We have almost 800 students from around the
world studying our specialist undergraduate and
postgraduate degree programmes including Acting,
Modern Ballet, Music, Opera, Jazz, Contemporary
Performance Practice, Technical and Production
Arts, Digital Film and Television, Musical Theatre and
Classical and Contemporary Text.
The Royal Conservatoire offers students an
extraordinary blend of: intensive tuition; all round
support and care to each individual; a rigorous
performance schedule; and the space to collaborate
with others across the disciplines if they wish.
Both students and staff are prolific in creating truly
innovative work.
Alongside our undergraduate and postgraduate
provision we offer an inspiring programme of
evening and weekend classes, short courses, summer
schools and a comprehensive programme of
Professional Development.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a company limited by guarantee Reg. No. 4703 (Scotland) and a charity registered in Scotland, No. SCO15855.
100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB
Telephone 0141 270 8213 Email [email protected]
www.rcs.ac.uk
Formerly known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama