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Shakespeare in London Show © Museum of London 2017 This guide is designed to help KS2 teachers prepare for the Shakespeare in London ‘at your school’ show. Page 2 contains information for the lead teacher on preparing for the show to take place at your school. Pages 3–6 contain information for you and your colleagues about what will happen during the show as well as ideas for teaching resources to use in class both before and afterwards. Shakespeare in London show KS2 resources © Museum of London 2017 School organiser guidance © Museum of London 2017 Thank you for booking our Shakespeare in London show. Here is some information about the show and what you need to do to prepare for it taking place at your school. Overview Introduce your pupils to the life and works of England’s most famous writer in this dramatic show, perfect for large key stage 2 groups. Imagine the sights, sounds and smells of London in 1604 and meet William Shakespeare in his city lodging house. Get acting tips from the man himself and help him conquer his writer’s block to create a play fit for a king! Preparing for the show Please use this checklist to help you to prepare for the show. Before the show • Book your school hall for the times agreed on booking (please check your booking confirmation email) • Please check that a laptop, projector and a CD player are available for the show and are working • Give copies of the ‘Information for adults’ to colleagues On the day • Set up the laptop, projector and CD player in the hall • Ensure that someone is available to meet the actors on arrival • Ensure actors have access to the hall, laptop, projector and CD player and somewhere to change into their costumes Timings • The actors will arrive one hour before the start of the show to set up • The show lasts approximately 45 minutes Shakespeare in London show KS2 resources © Museum of London 2017 2 Information for adults Please give a copy of this sheet to all adults who will be attending the show. Curriculum links KS1 History: Significant individuals KS2 History: Beyond 1066 (Tudors) KS2 English: Appreciate our rich and varied heritage © Museum of London 2017 Portrait of William Shakespeare, 19th century. This painting used to hang in the actors’ dressing room at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. It was donated to the Museum of London in 1964. Overview The show is led by two actors and lasts around 45 minutes. One actor introduces the show and asks the children what they know about the Museum of London. They introduce the subject of Shakespeare and find out what the children already know, explaining that although Shakespeare wasn’t born in London, he moved there to act and write. Shakespeare appears and through talk and role-play he shows children what life was like in theatres of the time. Children are chosen to perform short lines of Shakespeare with actions. When Shakespeare’s landlady appears demanding rent money, he appeals to the audience to help him recover his inspiration. The show ends with children recreating the scene of the three witches from Macbeth. Shakespeare thanks the children for helping him to recover from his writer’s block and exits, pursued by his landlady. During the performance • Responsible teachers should not leave the hall while the show is taking place • Please note that teachers are responsible for students’ behaviour at all times during the show. The actors will end the show if teachers do not provide appropriate support • Photography is allowed. The actors may also be willing to pose for a couple of photos at the end of the show. Please discuss this with them on the day Shakespeare in London show KS2 resources © Museum of London 2017 3 Shakespeare in London – background information © Museum of London 2017 Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, 19th century William Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616, during both the Tudor (1485–1603) and early Stuart (1603–1714) periods. He lived under the reigns of both Elizabeth I © Museum of London 2017 and James I. In around 1592, Shakespeare travelled from his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon to further his career as an actor and playwright in London. How long he stayed in the capital is unknown, but records suggest that he moved around from lodging to lodging, living at various times in Southwark, Bishopsgate, Blackfriars and Silver James I coronation medal, 1603 Cripplegate, before finally securing a mortgage for a property at Puddle Wharf near the Blackfriars Theatre in 1613. The show is set in 1604, when Shakespeare lived in lodgings on Silver Street, very close to where the Museum of London stands now. Shakespeare in London show KS2 resources © Museum of London 2017 4 Shakespeare in London – background information © Museum of London 2017 London from Southwark, c.1630 Theatres One of the most popular entertainments of Shakespeare’s time was to visit the theatre. The first purpose-built theatre opened in Shoreditch in 1576. It was called The Theatre. Soon other theatres were built on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark. This painting of London in c. 1630 shows four theatres (from left to right): the Swan (built 1595), the Hope (1614), the Rose (1587) and the Globe (1599). Each theatre has a flag flying to show that a play was on that day. There were lots of job opportunities in the theatre. Actors were trained as apprentices. Men played the parts of women as women were not allowed to perform in the theatres. The tireman would look after the costumes, while the bookkeeper was charged with holding the entire copy of the play – actors only received their own lines and cues as it was feared that plays would be stolen and copied by other theatres and writers. Gatherers collected the entry fees from the audience. Archaeologists found a lot of money box tops during the excavations of the Rose Theatre in Southwark, indicating that money boxes were used to collect entrance fees from the © Museum of London 2017 audience. The money boxes were so cheap that they would have been smashed to get the collected money after the performances. Some of the money boxes may also have been used by people selling food and drink to the audience. Money box, 1550–1699 Shakespeare in London show KS2 resources © Museum of London 2017 5 Online resources © Museum of London 2017 Our online resources will be useful for preparing yourself and your pupils for the Shakespeare in London show, or for consolidating their learning afterwards. Click on the links below or visit museumoflondon.org.uk/schools/learning-resources to explore our resources. Pocket History: What was life like in Tudor London? This Pocket History provides a short introduction to life in Tudor London and is intended as a quick reference guide for teachers, or for more able students for guided or group reading. www.museumoflondon.org.uk/application/files/5314/5450/2917/ life-in-tudor-london-pocket-history.pdf Shakespeare 400: What’s in a name? To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016, we found objects from the museum’s Tudor and Stuart collection that are mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays and poems. The personal possessions in this article give a glimpse of everyday life in Shakespeare’s London. www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/whats-name © Museum of London 2017 6.
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