... problems; their reading and writing; their speaking and listening; and their personal development." (Ofsted, 2010) This report contained a case-study where students in one of the schools studied Macbeth and not only performed the play to an invited audience, they also participated in producing costumes, designing and building the set (while working alongside professionals). Ofsted praised the staff at ... seems that it is not only students that benefit from using 'Active Methods' for teaching and learning; experienced members of staff can become invigorated by such methods and take...

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... these design choices were an outgrowth of my textual adaptation. Following the example of Charles Marowitz, whose work I greatly admired, I endeavored to alter the narrative of the play by chopping, cutting, and pasting Shakespeare's words without adding any of my own. I cut the mechanicals out of the play entirely in order to put the focus of the narrative squarely on the lovers ... cohorts within the overall U.S. population, the SPPA concluded from these percentage breakdowns that long-term trends suggest fundamental shifts in the relationship between age and [theatre] attendance. "3 ...

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