Young Shakespeare Company visit UKS2
On Thursday 6th December, all pupils in Years 5 and 6 had the exciting opportunity to participate in an active production of Twelfth night. Five Young Shakespeare Company actors performed Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy drama in a fast-moving fully-costumed interactive production. The play was brought vividly to life around the children, including whole audience participation to create such dramatic scenes as the storm which shipwrecks Viola and Sebastian and the party at Lady Olivia’s.
Throughout the performance, the children became actively involved in the play through a carefully structured range of drama and language activities. They were encouraged to explore the motives, thoughts and feelings of the characters. Volunteers from among the children were also chosen to become individual characters in the story and all the children had the opportunity to speak and enjoy Shakespeare’s words in short, accessible sections.
The children really enjoyed the experience and came away very excited about what they had seen. They spent the rest of the morning discussing the production, the characters and their favourite parts!
“The performance was good because it was funny.” Ryan
“I really liked it because there was lots of acting and it was fun.” Marnie
“It was so much fun because the actors were really good. They performed well and showed different emotions. ” Angel
