Education resources

We offer resources for teachers on our productions and also information about Shakespeare's life and work:

Resource bank
List of teachers' packs
Social and historical context
Shakespeare's language

Teachers' packs

These resource packs have been written using the rehearsal room techniques for the particular production. They can also be used to explore the plays more generally. Click on the production to download the PDF.

The packs are often supported by information and video clips from our past productions in our Explore section.
You'll also find image galleries from many past productions which can be a rich classroom and research resource - download our guide:
How to use image galleries with your students (PDF 37KB) 

Plays are listed alphabetically, then by year and director:

Antony and Cleopatra
2010-2011, directed by Michael Boyd
2006 (Gregory Doran) for KS3 and above)

The Comedy of Errors
2009 Young People's Shakespeare (Paul Hunter) for KS2 and above

Hamlet
2010, Young People's Shakespeare (Tarell Alvin McCraney) for KS2 and above
2008, stage production and film (Gregory Doran) for KS3 and above

Julius Caesar
2009-11 (Lucy Bailey) for KS3 and above
2006 (Sean Holmes) for KS3 and above

King Lear
2010-11 (David Farr) for KS5 and above
2007 (Trevor Nunn) for KS4 and above

Macbeth
2011 (Michael Boyd) for KS3 and above

Measure for Measure
2011 (Roxana Silbert) - Activity pack  for KS5
2011 (Roxana Silbert) - Research pack for KS5
2011 (Roxana Silbert) - Interview pack for KS5

The Merchant of Venice
2011 (Rupert Goold) for KS3 and above

A Midsummer Night's Dream        
2011 (Nancy Meckler) for KS3 and above

Much Ado About Nothing
2006 (Marianne Elliott) for KS3 and above

Richard III
2007 (Michael Boyd) for KS3 and above

Romeo and Juliet
2010-11 (Rupert Gould) for KS3 and above
2008 (Neil Bartlett) - The balcony scene (for KS3 and above)
2008 (Neil Bartlett) - Language (for KS3 and above)

Twelfth Night
2009 (Gregory Doran) for KS4 and above

The Taming of the Shrew
2011 Young People's Shakespeare (Tim Crouch) for KS2 and above

The Tempest
2011 (Peter Glanville) for KS2 and above
This production in collaboration with Little Angel Theatre combined puppetry, songs, live music and storytelling.

The Winter's Tale
2009-11 (David Farr) for KS3 and above
2006 (Dominic Cooke)

Plays by other writers
Arabian Nights 2009 (Dominic Cooke) for KS2 and above
Matilda, A Musical 2010 (Matthew Warchus) for KS2 and above