This bank of images from different RSC productions of Romeo and Juliet can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This bank of images from different RSC productions of Much Ado About Nothing can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This bank of images from different RSC productions of Much Ado About Nothing can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This bank of images from different productions can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion.

This bank of images from different RSC productions can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This bank of Images from different RSC productions of Shakespeare's History Plays can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This bank of RSC images from different productions of The Tempest can be used to compare interpretations and spark discussion. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This printable resource contains an interview transcript about Gregory Doran's production of Antony & Cleopatra. Use this in class to give students an insight into staging and analysis techniques. Director Gregory Doran talks to Carol Chillington Rutter about his production of Antony and Cleopatra. Carol Chillington Rutter is Professor of English Literature at Warwick University. This is a transcription of the Director Talk event on 18 April 2006 which took place in front of an audience at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

A handout including a complete synopsis of The Comedy Of Errors. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This article first appeared in the show programme for the RSC's 2008 production of Romeo and Juliet. Half way through rehearsals for the RSC's 2008 production of Romeo and Juliet, director Neil Bartlett pauses for thought.

This resource contains the Introduction to The RSC Shakespeare Toolkit for Teachers and a lesson plan focussing on Romeo and Juliet. The lesson plan is part of a whole scheme of work around the play which models how to motivate learners aged 8 – 16 to tackle Shakespeare’s plays actively, and engage in close reading of this complex text.

This pack supports the RSC’s 2009 production of The Comedy of Errors directed by Paul Hunter. The activities provided are specifically designed to support KS3-4 students studying or seeing the play, offering a deeper insight into the choices that can be explored through staging. The pack is divided up into 6 distinct sections designed to help you to plan your lessons: Performing a back-story; Confusion; Creating the twins; Using music to set a scene; Script-writing and Cross-curricula activities. There are activities within each section which follow the RSC's active approach to learning about Shakespeare and are driven and guided by our rehearsal room practice. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This printable information resource is a reference guide for teachers. We have listed the major themes and motifs within The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare and provided examples of scenes where you can study them.

This free, downloadable teaching resource is designed as a reference guide for teachers. We have listed the major themes and motifs within Henry V and provided examples of scenes where you can study them. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This is a printable teachers' pack with classroom activities and teaching resources based on Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. The activities include: - Investigating the political situation - Staging the barge scene - What is it to be Roman? Michael Boyd's 2010 production of Antony é Cleopatra with the RSC.

The ideas in this free printable pack of teaching resources on Richard III are drawn directly from the rehearsal room, and are rooted in the idea of using the text as spoken word, with the group working as actors.Michael Boyd's production of Richard III was performed by the RSC’s first long ensemble Geoffrey Streatfeild, who played Lord Rivers in the production.

This printable synopsis of Macbeth is an engaging teaching resource for students and teachers, created by writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz and suitable (with some adaptation for very young children) across the Key Stages. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This free teachers' pack contains classroom activities based on Rupert Goold's 2010/11 production of Romeo and Juliet. They have been designed with KS3 and KS4 students in mind, but can be adapted for other ages. The activities are: - Presenting the prologue, as a way into the play - Designing the play - Exploring how Romeo and Juliet meet through movement

This printable teaching resource has been inspired by the rehearsal process of Gregory Doran in preparing for the 2013 production of this play. The activities are designed to support you in exploring context with your students and introduces some of the text's themes. The pack accompanies the RSC's broadcast of Richard II, which will took place on 15 November 2013.

This free teaching pack will help teachers to investigate the challenges faced by an RSC director staging Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, with your students. To stage Julius Caesar, Lucy Bailey, the director, used a number of different techniques to explore the challenges that the play presents. These include, creating a crowd with only twenty two actors and portraying classical Rome to a modern audience.