Year 6 have been studying some of the work of William Shakespeare this half term.
We have looked at plays such as: Macbeth, Twelfth Night, a Midsummer Nights dream and Romeo and Juliet.
They have performed lots of scenes from a range of the plays, but none quite so chillingly portrayed as 'The witches' scene from Macbeth.
After a wonderful day at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on Monday, we have practised our drama skills and created our own mini 'Globe' complete with productions!
What an absolutely fabulous trip!!
Year 6 made the trip up to London yesterday to really kick off their work on Shakespeare - and boy did it go off with a bang!
After arriving, the children had just enough time for a very quick lunch before they were whisked off to explore the world of live theatre. Guided around Shakespeare's famous Globe theatre by our very own 'players' (or actors) the children learnt how modern performance began.
Children took to the stage (and well and truly owned it!) to delver a range of Shakespeare's most famous lines. They then continued to the Globe's acting rooms where they began to explore the murky and deceitful Scottish play, Macbeth, in a thrilling 60 minute drama workshop.
As well as visiting the shop and the The Globe exhibition the children went for short walk to explore London. Going over the Millennium bridge, finding St Paul's Cathedral and spotting buildings such as; The Houses of Parliament, The Queen Elizabeth Tower, The London Eye, The Shard and many more.
We did arrive home a little late, but we can't have nice weather and no traffic all in one day!
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