... 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 ... own considerations in a summative piece of work. A whole-class involvement in the 'Active Learning' process will help cement understanding among the students. This also works outsi...

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... "Dream" brought in an audience of people in my age group, who rarely, if ever, had attended theatre, and exposed the joy of Shakespeare in performance to a demographic of audience members that, for the most part, had no previous interest in attending a Shakespearean performance. Most of ... publicity among members of my age cohort for being completely different from the stale, boring, and irrelevant stereotype most of them held about Shakespeare. Another possible reason for the production's draw for members of my age cohort was its contemporary aesthetic and themes, realized through both...

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