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Shakespeare's Kids was established by Sharon McNally (BA Hons) in 2012 following
her studies in both Literature and Language. The objective initially was to
explore ways in which quality literature, in particular Shakespeare, could be
made more appealing and approachable to young children. Shakespeare's Kids have
managed to create a unique experience where children as young as five can not
only enjoy the stories of Shakespeare's plays, but actually become immersed in
the the experience of becoming a literary character through costume, props, film
and musical theatre. Drama, dance, music, film and costume were combined to
encourage the children to create, perform and direct their version of
Shakespeare's most popular works as well as their own unique stage productions.
To date the project has produced short films adaptations of: - Macbeth - A
Midsummer Night's Dream - Romeo & Juliet And their own unique historical short
films including - The Revenge of Emmy Tot, Scotlands First Female Pirate - The
World of William Shakespeare - The Battle of Bannockburn Filming has taken place
across a range of locations from local graveyards, to historical sites such as
Stirling Castl. From stately homes such as Chatelherault House Hamilton and
Bannockburn House Stirling to Colzium Estate Kilsyth. The children have also
ventured into stage productions and musical theatre creating their own plays
based on literature & film's most classic heroes and villains and most recently
they tackled a full scale Broadway Musical, Aladdin.
