ITW Shakespeare Company
“Strong, energetic and dynamic – an accomplished and original production” –Schools Shakespeare Festival on our Romeo & Juliet - read the full appraisal report HERE
Our ITW Shakespeare Company have performed The Winters Tale, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night in recent years and a non traditional production of A Midsummer Nights Dream via ZOOM in 2020. We also brought our Company to Shakespeare's Globe in London to see Much Ado About Nothing live on stage and to perform Merchant of Venice in Birmingham Old Rep with 2 days in Stratford doing workshops with the RSC and visiting Shakespeares Birthplace and School!
Our past cast members have also won awards for Shakespeare in many competitions including the SDToI Festival and Feis Maitiu. Our Grads have gone on to train professionally at top colleges including The LIR and RADA, and to perform professionally in Theatre, Film and Television too!
“This was a meaningful and sensitive Merchant of Venice from a mature, committed company!” – Schools Shakespeare Festival November 2022
"We are Such Stuff as Dreams are Made on........"
Students love the language of Shakespeare
Musicality, movement and imagination skills are developed
Teamwork is key - every child is fully involved
Junior Cert Shakespeare is demystified
A deep appreciation for Shakespeare is fostered
Strong friendships are forged through common experience
Our Shakespeare Company starts with a workshop on the 1st of September and continues then up until our home performances on November 9th and 10th.
We will work together every week starting at the very beginning, de-mystifying Shakespeare up on our feet learning the nuts and bolts of Shakespeare’s work and language and culminating in performances live on stage at The Sean O’Casey Theatre in front of an audience of friends and family!
We are so proud of our Shakespeare Company 2020/21 who performed A Midsummer Nights Dream on ZOOM - rehearsed in the main outside and on ZOOM during September, October and November and recorded on ZOOM in November.
A high level of commitment is required and the rewards are huge!
Intensive rehearsals every Sunday from 12 to 2pm September to November.
A performance at The Sean O’Casey Theatre as part of our ITW Shakespeare Festival on November 9th & 10th
A Day trip to London to see a performance of The Comedy of Errors in The Globe Theatre, Southbank
An acting workshop with an Actor from The Globe
A Tour of The Globe Theatre London
The cost is €210 to participate in the home performance (Sept-Nov inc all workshops and rehearsals ) plus costs if you want to do the UK part too; flights, Tickets, Workshops etc approx €150 -will get best deals possible).
We encourage the parents to get on board to organise some fundraising activities (karaoke night/sponsored dramathon) to help pay for the costs, including overnight in Birmingham/Stratford and transport, costumes, props and so on. This is a collaborative project that everyone is expected to get involved with and support.
ITW Shakespeare Company is for ITW Members only. (You must be taking 2 or more classes per week including a Drama class)
