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On the right is a range of suggested activities for students which reflect the work done in the rehearsal rooms. Activities are designed to help students experience the play in their own terms whilst supporting their ability to use the language of Shakespeare. Emphasis is on the interpretative choices made by a production in order to encourage students to have confidence in making their own creative judgements.

Practical work should be useful for a wide range of students. It will support courses such as 'A' Level Theatre Studies, 'A' Level English, Performing Arts, Expressive Arts and GCSE Drama, whilst also being of interest for individual research as a further insight into rehearsal room practice.

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Key Ideas: Planning your route
Here are details of what you can find within each Key Idea to help you organise in advance. Pop-up Questions and response areas are listed and video clips are identified by Act and Scene references.

Cast
A complete cast list for this production identifying all speakers and contributors on this site.

Plot
A handy plot synopsis.

Previous Productions
Starting with a complete character list you can click on a character name to bring up a range of images. You can also explore the links on the left to look at other productions and selected moments from the RSC Pictures and Exhibitions range of information and images.

Activities from the rehearsal room

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Practical Scene Study
Ways into the Nunnery Scene
The Court scene - appearance and reality
Ways into Character
Character Interpretation and research
Hamlet's state of mind: exploring soliloquy
Interpretative questions
Writing a review
Working on design
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