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 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.

Complete teachers' pack with classroom activities based on King Lear by William Shakespeare. The activities include: Creating a back story, Interpreting Act 1 Scene 2, Exploring the Fool. These teaching resources are based on Trevor Nunn's 2007 production of King Lear with the RSC.

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

An engaging synopsis of The Merchant of Venice, printable and ready for use by students and teachers, created by writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Suitable for all Key Stages with adaptations. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

This printable handout or worksheet contains an engaging synopsis of Henry the Fifth for use by students and teachers, created by writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Suitable for Key Stage 2 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources

Printable worksheet handouts with a brief story of Shakespeare's life, combining fact with theory. Follow him from his birth through his school years, early marriage, the theatre years in London to his return home to Stratford. This document is designed as a resource for teachers which can be adapted to use with your students.

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.

The printable activities and information in this resrouces pack are inspired by Roxana Silbert’s 2011 production of Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare. They can be used either as supporting activities for students seeing the production or as stand-alone practical approaches to the play. They have been designed with KS5 students in mind, but can be adapted for other age groups.

Why are the Capulets and Montagues at war? A printable worksheet resource about Romeo and Juliet. Written by Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of English Literature at Warwick University. This article first appeared in the show programme for the RSC's 2006 production of Romeo and Juliet. Suitable for Key Stage 3 onwards. Find more of our resources on our website: www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources