Bespoke Workshops
Book an active two-hour workshop with an RSC practitioner in our Clore Learning Centre on Othello. These workshops can be tailored to your students and their current knowledge and experience of the play. All our workshops use RSC rehearsal-room approaches to help students unlock Shakespeare's language, explore characters and key scenes and build confidence in approaching Shakespeare's plays.
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INSET Days
"A range of skills/activities to help pupils interpret text themselves, in different ways - understanding that there are multiple interpretations. A renewed enthusiasm for teaching texts we have taught for years, and in new ways."
(Secondary English Teacher)
Othello is one of the most studied Shakespeare plays for A level English specifications. Book a session CPD event teachers on this complex play to enhance learning experiences in your school.
Our INSET Days explore techniques used in our rehearsal rooms and and look at how you can use these in the classroom to bring Shakespeare to life.
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Othello Teacher Pack
In this pack you will find a selection of classroom activities to help you work with students in exploring the story, characters and themes of Othello through the lens of our 2024 production.
Othello Teacher Pack
Othello is the story of a General in the Venetian army who is targeted by Iago, a trusted soldier who enacts his revenge on him over the course of the play with tragic results.
The reasons behind Iago’s actions and jealousy are subject to lots of debate; is it because he believes Othello is having an affair with his wife? Is it because Othello is a Moor and racially different? There are lots of themes you can chose to explore in Othello, including:
Digital Resources and Teacher Packs
