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Young people acting out a Shakespeare scene Education

The Education team works with young people throughout the country, deepening the understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare's work by encouraging practical and theatrical engagement with the plays. In the last year over 12,000 students and teachers have worked directly with the RSC practitioners. A new manifesto, Stand Up For Shakespeare, encourages schools to adopt this positive response to studying Shakespeare.

"My Dad said Shakespeare was boring, but he's got it wrong! I'm gonna tell him about Hamlet. It's got murders and ghosts and castles and stuff and that's not boring. What are we doing next?"

— Ben, age 8, after doing a unit of work on Hamlet