This also works outside of teaching Shakespeare as I have used this model for other topics, including poetry, where students can witness each other's efforts, build on and learn from such evaluative exercises. Giving pupils the opportunity to have ownership and responsibility during the scheme of work where Shakespeare is the focus seems to be key in engaging students. A leading figure advocating that Shakespeare should be included at a creative level in the classroom is Rex Gibson who believes in 'Active Methods' for teaching and learning: "Active Methods of teaching Sh...

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While "Dream" (my adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream") was poorly staged, shabbily designed, and narratively messy, the production achieved something I have yet to achieve again. "Dream" brought in an audience of people in my age group, who rarely, if ever, had attended theatre, and exposed the joy of Shakespeare in performance to a demographic of audience members that, for the most part, had no previous interest in attending a Shakespearean performance. ... Each performance was sold out, with the majority of tickets being bought by members of my age group, and by closing night appr...

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