| | | | At points throughout the play where students need to grasp a key concept or aspect necessary to properly understand the whole play, Shakespeare 4 Kidz use original music. So, the plays take a musical theater form. In the UK, Shakespeare 4 Kidz has performed to nearly ¾ of a million students. Students and teachers alike herald the clarity of their productions. In 2008, they will pass through the 1,000,000 student mark. Shakespeare 4 Kidz really is Shakespeare that everyone can understand and enjoy! |  |  | | | When encountered for the first time, plays by William Shakespeare often overwhelm students. Much of the reason for this is the use of ancient language that is difficult to read and comprehend. As a result, students cannot easily follow or grasp key components of the plays, resulting in frustration and a less than satisfactory learning experience. Employing Shakespeare's own words, students too often and too readily say "I pray thee cease thy council, which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve." Truth be told, Shakespeare's plays are just great stories, told in the language of the time. Sadly, the language does present a barrier to many students. Shakespeare 4 Kidz provides solutions to these perceived learning barriers. While at all times staying true to the play's original plots, themes and characters, Shakespeare 4 Kidz employs some editing and brings some of the language in the play into current, everyday English. This greatly helps students follow the plot. The great speeches are left intact in their original glorious language. This allows students to hear the different cadence provided by Shakespeare's pentameter and poetry. | | | | | | | | | | | | Macbeth Shakespeare's classic tragedy about runaway ambition and its accompanying treachery and consequences is brought to DVD. Performed before a live audience, Macbeth features memorable appearances by the Witches, a comic Hall Porter sequence, the appearance of Banquo's Ghost and the gruesome finale. Original songs include "How Do You Murder A King" and "Banquo Must Go. Top of Page | | |  Video Clip Buy Online | | | | | A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare's most popular romantic comedy is brought live from stage to DVD. Watch Puck wreak havoc with the young lovers and with the pompous thespian Bottom, all the while as Titania and Oberon work through their issues. The finale performance of "Pyramus and Thisbe" by the "rude mechanicals" at the royal wedding brings the production to a hilarious conclusion. Original songs include "A Royal Wedding Day", "What On Earth Is Going On" and "What A Play". Top of Page | |  Video Clip Buy Online | | | | | | |