This is a collection of historical information supporting the performance of The Player's Tale, a show and workshop for secondary schools about Shakespeare's theatre.
John is also available for workshop presentations on Shakespeare's life, times and theatre. These contextualisation sessions can be linked to any play in the canon and are available to groups of students from later primary years to post-16.
About The Player's Tale: a brief introduction to the project.
The
Renaissance Theatre: a short history of the
Renaissance stage in England.
William
Shakespeare: a speculative life of Shakespeare.
Happy birthday, Dear William?: traditionally Shakespeare was born on St George's Day, April 23rd, 1564. This has yet to be proven.
The
Supporting Cast: brief biographies of other
characters who make an appearance in The
Player’s Tale.
Another
Shakespeare: was William the only family member to
tread the boards?
O
for a Muse of Fire: the opening Chorus from King
Henry V.
Sources:
of research materials for the script and teacher’s pack of The Player’s Tale.
This pack is downloadable in PDF
printable format
All original text material in this teacher’s pack is copyright © John Edgar 2000. It may be duplicated, with acknowledgement, for use within school.
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