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College News
22 April 2004
Teachers share their skills in Shakespeare
The English Subject Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London has
teamed up with the British Shakespeare Association to run a one-day
workshop Shakespeare Across Ages and Stages for Shakespeare teaching
staff in and across higher and secondary education.
During a lively and varied day at the UCL Bloomsbury in London, those involved in teaching Shakespeare will have the opportunity to hear the views of other teachers and Shakespeare specialists, see live performances and network with professionals across several sectors.
Drawing on Hamlet and Henry VIII for inspiration, participants will focus on teaching Shakespeare's plays from different perspectives, sharing experience and comparing approaches with a range of Shakespeare practitioners - actors, teachers, directors and researchers. There will also be a chance to debate educational issues currently affecting teaching staff and meet representatives from the British Library, the Globe Theatre, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company to find out about available teaching support and resources. An evening reception will feature performances by students from the Cambridge Marlowe Society and the Shakespeare Schools Festival.
Speakers on the day include Helen Nicholson from Royal Holloway (author of Learning to Teach Drama 11-18), Ann Thompson from Kings College (editor of the Arden edition of Hamlet), Stephen Unwin (Artistic Director of the English Touring Theatre) who directed Alan Cumming in Hamlet and Giles Block who directed Mark Rylance in Hamlet at the Globe Theatre.
Ben Knights, Director of the English Subject Centre says: "This is a great opportunity for all those interested in teaching Shakespeare to meet and exchange ideas in a lively and informal atmosphere, with a range of teaching colleagues and practitioners working in the same field".
Shakespeare Across Ages and Stages will take place on Saturday 1 May 2004 at the UCL Bloomsbury in London, from 10.00 to 19.30, concluding with an evening reception and performances by students from the Cambridge Marlowe Society.
The event is open to all those interested in teaching Shakespeare including student teachers and postgraduate students. Tickets are available from the Bloomsbury Theatre box office
The Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London is home to the national Subject Centre for English, which drives innovation in the teaching of English in Higher Education throughout the UK. The Department is one of the most dynamic in the country, offering a rich variety of traditional and contemporary Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes.
ENDS
For further information contact
Royal Holloway, University of London, Press Office:
Christine Long, Press & PR Officer
01784 443967, email: christine.long@rhul.ac.uk
Vicky Cousins, Assistant
Press & Communications Officer
01784 414480, email: victoria.cousins@rhul.ac.uk
