Shakespeare lessons for three year olds
Garry Wed 13 Jun 2012 11:47
Any concerns about Shakespeare not appealing to the young are being challenged by a project bringing The Tempest to nursery-age children.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, re-constructed near the original site by the Thames, is running a drama project for children as young as three.
The theatre's education department is working with local Southwark schools.
The Globe's Maggie Tildesley says that these young children enjoy taking this "magical journey".
Ms Tildesley says it is important for the Globe to reach out to the surrounding schools in Southwark, south London - where the playwright lived and worked four centuries ago.
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... (BBC News - 12 June)