Our Community Schools Perform Shakespeare

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is working closely with Primary schools in Gloucestershire within their Learning and Performance Network. All the schools taking part are committed to the introduction of pupils to the works of William Shakespeare at an early age. Each year the Primary Schools Shakespeare Festival is firmly set in the school calendar, with nearly 20 schools participating this year and the number is increasing annually. This year, our Community was well represented by Barnwood and Hillview Primary schools and the Juniors & Infants from Dinglewell.

The selected play this year was the Comedy of Errors and I was fortunate to attend one of the performances. The actual number of pupils taking part from each school really surprised me and I was fascinated by quality of the “actors” performances. In a format where each school performs a different act from the play the continuity was excellent and the changeovers seamless!

To their schools credit, the effort of the Teachers and the enthusiasm of the Pupils created a memorable experience for everyone. This was a fantastic opportunity for those involved and undoubtedly, they and perhaps many of their friends will want to be participate in Next Year’s Performance?