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News20th November 2015

Much ado about Shakespeare

Â鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Brunel Primary AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Franklin Primary AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ All Saints AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Elvin AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Burlington Danes AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Walworth AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Bolingbroke AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Isaac Newton AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ John Keats AcademyÂ鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Putney Academy

Over the last couple of weeks, 11 of our London schools and two of our Portsmouth schools participated in the Shakespeare Schools Festival 2015. From a 1940s themed Queen Lear to Much Ado Â鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Nothing set to a Madonna soundtrack, to a Twelfth Night involving Space Hoppers, we witnessed fantastic performances from our talented students.

Sarah from Â鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Brunel played Lady Macbeth, she said “it was scary, but when we got on stage, the lights meant that you couldn’t see beyond the first row. I’m glad that I did it and am proud of myself.”

Jessica from Â鶹avÓ³»­´«Ã½ Franklin played Malvolio in their production of Twelfth Night, she said “I really enjoyed doing a Shakespeare play. My teachers helped me to be confident on stage and to project my voice.”

The Shakespeare Schools Festival works with over 1,000 schools providing pupils with the opportunity to perform on a professional stage, in front of an audience.

A few weeks before the final performances, students came together at All Saints Academy to take part in workshops led by Shakespeare Schools Festival to help and support the casts perfect and practice their performances.