EVENT: 'Playing with Shakespeare'
CONTENT: Workshops for Leaving Cert students of English
PRESENTERS: Blackwater Projects
VENUE: The Helix Theatre
DATE: 26 April to 1 May
BOOKING INFORMATION: 01-700 7000 or www.blackwater.jp

Recognising that the language and cultural context of Shakespeare’s plays can appear difficult to many students, Blackwater Projects is providing workshops aimed at building an understanding of the contemporary themes and characters that lie beneath the text of a Shakespearian drama.

The goal of the workshops is to help motivate and educate the students to a level where they can grasp and engage with any question on the prescribed Shakespearian text on the Leaving Cert paper. The Shakespeare question offers a potential 60 marks out of 180.
 
Under the guidance of professional actors and tutors, students will rewrite, perform and critique certain scenes, translating existing dialogue into contemporary and colloquial English. The tutor engages the students verbally while the actor works interactively with the group.

'Playing With Shakespeare' strives to provide the students with a key to open the door to understanding and celebrating the language of Shakespeare, and appreciating the themes and context of the text.

Most importantly, the workshops aim to help students bring a new-found confidence and dexterity to the Shakespeare question on their Leaving Cert exam.

Members of the panel of tutors
Phil Kingston,
Charlie Bonner,
Niamh Shaw,
Duncan Hamilton,
Malachy McKenna 

'Playing With Shakespeare' will operate nationwide on an advance booking basis. 01-700 7000 or www.blackwater.jp