Shakespeare Is Dead

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Event Shakespeare Is Dead
Venue Cranbourne East Secondary College, Cranbourne East, VIC
First Date 20 June 2017
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Shakespeare Is Dead is a brand new show written by Joanna Erskine, that follows a group of teenagers who embark on a journey of asking the ultimate question – Shakespeare is long dead so why are we still performing his plays? It features a smorgasbord of Shakespeare, from romance to tragedies to histories to comedies.
Students will be introduced to a host of Shakespeare’s characters, explore some of his most iconic scenes, plot devices, language techniques, iambic pentameter and even learn about the world Shakespeare was from. An ideal taster of Shakespeare, a collection of his ‘best bits’ a
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joanna Erskine Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Creative Convergence Project Bell Shakespeare Data
Event Identifier 141570