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One Night of Shakespeare - Plays

ONE NIGHT OF SHAKESPEARE - THE PLAYS


Each school applying for One Night of Shakespeare chose one of the following 13 Shakespeare plays to perform - presented here each as a brief synopsis. Romeo and Juliet
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" read on >>Twelfth Night
"If music be the food of love, play on." read on >>
Othello
"O Desdemona! Desdemona! dead!" read on >>As You Like It
"All the world's a stage." read on >>Hamlet
"To be or not to be, that is the question." read on >>The Tempest
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on." read on >> The Taming of the Shrew
"Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday." read on >>Julius Caesar
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." read on >>Macbeth
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair." read on >>A Midsummer Night's Dream
"The course of true love never did run smooth." read on >>The Winter's Tale
"A sad tale's best for winter." read on >>Richard III
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" read on >>The Merchant of Venice
"Hath not a Jew eyes? If you prick us, do we not bleed?" read on >>
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  • VIDEO CLIPS:

    Video Nation
    Short films from schools involved in One Night of Shakespeare.
  • News imageBirmingham
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    Cast Workshops

    Young actors interviewed.News image

    Teacher/Director Workshops

    Teachers talk about the workshops.News image

    Why Shakespeare?Workshop leaders and teachers discuss their experiences.News image

    Star interviews - top actors on Shakespeare, stagecraft and more.
  • News imageJune Brown
  • News imageKacey Ainsworth
  • News imageArabella Weir
  • News imageRobert Glenister
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