Shakespeare Playmaking Festival 2024 ROMEO AND JULIET

April 30, 2024 angela lyons

Children in Year 4 performed 6 scenes from the opening of Romeo and Juliet to an audience at Hodgson High School this year. When they arrived they received some last minute coaching tips from Emma from the Royal Shakespeare company and then they were ready to go!They captured the rivalry between the two feuding gangs brilliantly. Seeing their confidence grow and their stunning ability to retain all those lines AND understand them was a great experience for all!

Here are some photos and a video of the performance:

Much A Do About Nothing - Shakespeare Festival at The Grand Blackpool Year 5

March 20, 2022 Lesley Hotchkiss

Here we go!!! Curtain up!

" Much a do about nothing!! - Rehearsals

March 20, 2022 Lesley Hotchkiss

The Royal Shakespeare Company is back in town!!

"I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen" Fairy - W. Shakespeare

July 15, 2021 Lesley Hotchkiss

We may not have been able to visit the theatre but Shakespeare has been alive and kicking in Year 5. Enjoy our recreations of Act 2 scene 2 of Midsummer Night’s Dream! Fairies are criminal?

Our Shakespeare Ambassadors at Stratford promoting the school Shakespeare Webpages!

November 21, 2019 Lesley Hotchkiss

So sorry the film is so quiet if you listen really carefully the children perform their presentation all about the work they did last year!

The Merchant of Venice at the Grand

October 17, 2019 Lesley Hotchkiss

The children in Year 5 and our Shakespeare Ambassadors, had the opportunity to experience life behind the scenes at The Grand.

"The quality of mercy is not strained" Portia - The Merchant of Venice

October 4, 2019 Lesley Hotchkiss

What can I say about this week? It is hard to put into words what it’s like teaching Shakespeare to young children. The “active approaches” we have gained from working with the RSC transform the classroom into a place of self expression and exploration.

The Merchant of Venice

October 2, 2019 Lesley Hotchkiss

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As part of our back stage experience Leo and Casey Hornby , who are in charge of marketing, would like to invite you to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s performance of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. The show will be performed at Our Lady of the Assumption on Tuesday 8th October at 7pm. Tickets on sale at Our Lady of the Assumption reception. Or you could come along to the Grand in Blackpool. On Saturday at 1:30pm 20 children from our school will be part of the production both backstage and front of house. Casey and Leo will be there to greet you!

“The quality of mercy is not strained.It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.”

— William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice

September 29, 2019 Jan Hornby

Why not go and experience a First Encounters Performance of this wonderful Shakespeare Play. A perfect introduction to Shakespeare for all ages. Tickets are £5 and available from the school office of Our Lady of the Assumption, Common Edge Road, Blackpool, FY4 5DF or can be reserved by phoning 01253 762833