" (Ofsted, 2010) This report contained a case-study where students in one of the schools studied Macbeth and not only performed the play to an invited audience, they also participated in producing costumes, designing and building the set (while working alongside professionals). ... 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 Met...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"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. ... The feedback I received was remarkably consistent again and again young audience members told me that they never realized how entertaining, hip, and relevant Shakespeare can be. ... By the second weekend, Dream had received a great deal of word-of-mouth publicity among members of my age cohort for being completely ...

• Word Count: 10314
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate