Our Work with Shakespeare and Schools
We have delivered powerful, interactive Shakespeare performances for schools across the country from arenas to school halls, bringing classic texts to life for thousands of young people. Below are trailers from past productions of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet, which have inspired our new pilot project combining performance with creative mental health workshops.
While this is the first time we’re formally linking our performances with wellbeing-led facilitation, these examples reflect the quality, emotional depth and inclusive spirit we bring to all our work.
Macbeth
Exploring Guilt and Ambition
This production explored moral conflict, guilt and psychological breakdown through Lady Macbeth’s descent and Macbeth’s inner turmoil. Students engaged deeply with these themes and responded powerfully to the emotional complexity of the characters. These scenes will form the basis of new workshop activities exploring intrusive thoughts, pressure to succeed and the cost of unchecked ambition.
Hamlet
Isolation and Internal Struggle
Hamlet’s soliloquies and emotional isolation were at the heart of this production. Students resonated with the portrayal of overthinking, doubt and disconnection. These themes provide a powerful springboard for our new workshops on anxiety, emotional regulation, and seeking support.
Romeo and Juliet
Love, Identity and Peer Pressure
Our version of Romeo and Juliet focused on the impulsive choices and intense emotional stakes of teenage love. Students connected strongly with the characters’ dilemmas and the consequences of divided loyalties. This performance directly inspired our new sessions around peer pressure, self-expression, and emotional literacy.
What’s Next
These productions laid the foundation for our new pilot project, which combines emotionally charged Shakespeare scenes with structured wellbeing workshops. The positive responses to our past work give us confidence that this next step will be impactful, inclusive and much-needed.
We are now building on what works to create a scalable, creative mental health programme that reaches more young people in more schools, across the country.
