Like Shakespeare's stories but think the tights are boring and the old-fashioned language is hard to follow? ABC Education and Bell Shakespeare bring you some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes set in the modern day. These resources will guide students in their research, reflection, interpretation and performance of dramatic work, including Shakespeare's plays.
Structure and features
This series of 12 short clips contains excerpts from a variety of Shakespearean plays, and explanatory interviews with actors from plays such as
- 'Othello'
- 'The Tempest'
- 'Julius Caesar'
- 'Romeo and Juliet'
- 'Macbeth'
- 'Hamlet'.
Teacher notes
Teachers can use this resource to guide learning and planning, basing a unit of work on the resources, including activities from the making and responding strands.
