15+
Short (1-4 activities)
Embrace an urban hero for a new era with this fresh and fierce adaptation of Hamlet, in cinemas February 6.
Hamlet: Shakespeare for All supports analysis and inference skills for students aged 15+, engaging with concepts including adaptation, interpretation, and cultural representation. The resource is aligned with curriculum objectives from:
About the Resource
Hamlet: Shakespeare for All engages with this immersive new adaptation to open up discussions about bringing fresh perspectives and interpretations to Shakespeare’s plays. Learners will develop their comparative analysis skills, practice the close study of British film, and gain insight into screen careers.
By considering the British South Asian identity of Academy Award-winning producer and star Riz Ahmed, students will reflect on cultural representation, and how casting impacts a production and its perception. Through an exercise comparing parallel moments from an exclusive clip, the film’s screenplay, and Shakespeare’s text, students will develop their understanding of storyboarding and scripting. Finally, a creative writing competition gives students the chance to flex their own interpretive and imaginative muscles.
The resource includes:
Enrich classroom discussions with Hamlet star and producer Riz Ahmed in our exclusive Masterclass Special - available to watch now!
A special event presented by Into Film and the London Screen Academy.
A guide to our Hamlet: Shakespeare for All resource.
Size: 16.22 MB
A plan to guide you through the PowerPoint and activities.
Size: 17.42 MB
Explore the art of adaptation through this modern retelling of Hamlet.
Size: 188.92 MB
Empower students to map out their vision for Hamlet's soliloquy on screen.
Size: 8.97 MB
Step in to the psyche of one of Shakespeare's characters to win prizes!
Size: 5.55 MB
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