Shakespeare

Last term Charlie did Shakespeare study with some other homeschoolers - they studied Romeo and Juliet.  They had fun looking at Shakespeare insults and reformatted the play (with a Hogwarts theme) as well as making various props (ie swords!).

We also went to a Romeo and Juliet performance at the Opera House put on by the Bell Shakespeare Company which was very well done I thought (those actors have soooooo much energy!)

Later in the term we went to a performance of The Comedy of Errors which was put on by the Pop Up Globe Theatre.  This is temporary travelling theatre which is constructed in the design of Shakespeare's original Globe Theatre.  It was complete with open roof, standing room only at the front of the stage and seating all around to the sides of the stage.  It really allowed the audience to be up close and personal to the actors - there was a school group in the standing area who had water and other props thrown on them!

It was a great experience as it really brought home to me how involved in the plays the audiences of the time would have been.

In the photo below you can see how close to the stage we were.

Rory, Noah (a friend) and Charlie

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