Transforming the Teaching of Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare - Compan

This book tells the story of the Royal Shakespeare Company''s acclaimed and influential project to transform the teaching of Shakespeare in schools. It examines their approaches to making his plays more accessible, enjoyable and relevant to young people, describing the innovative classroom practices that the Company has pioneered and locating these within a clearly articulated theory of learning. It also provides evidence of their impact on children and young people''s experience of Shakespeare, drawing upon original research as well as research commissioned by the RSC itself. Authoritative but highly readable, the book is relevant to anyone with an interest in the teaching of Shakespeare, and in how a major cultural organisation can have a real impact on the education of young people from a wide range of social backgrounds. It benefits from interviews with key policy makers and practitioners from within the RSC, including their legendary voice coach, Cicely Berry, and with internationally renowned figures such as the writer and academic, Jonathan Bate; the previous artistic director of the RSC, Michael Boyd; and the celebrated playwright, Tim Crouch.>

About the author

Joe Winston is Emeritus Professor of Drama and Theatre Education at the University of Warwick, UK. He has published widely in the field and was for ten years co-editor of the leading academic journal, Research in Drama Education. His book, Transforming the Teaching of Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare Company, was published by Bloomsbury in 2015. He has a particular interest in drama in the primary and early years of learning and has recently been working actively in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with universities, schoolteachers, theatres, private companies and kindergartens to promote the use of drama as pedagogy for second language learning.

Product details

• Authors: Joe Winston, Joe (University of Warwick Winston
• Publisher: Arden shakespeare
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2015
• EAN: 9781408183359
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-8335-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Educational: English Literature, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General