"Days later, I still have children – and their parents – coming to see me full of enthusiasm and joy from your fabulous performance. You were an inspiration – for the children, in having that fabulous experience – and for me, being re-inspired with more ideas for drama in school. Thank you!”
Nina Jefferies, Aloeric School, Melksham

 

 

 

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i, malvolio - a new addition to the plays, premieres at the Brighton Festival, May 2010.

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Shakespeare for schools

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Fairymonsterghost is a unique chance for children and young people from year 5 and above to encounter Shakespeare in an original and accessible way.

A series of three, self contained one-man shows, I, Peaseblossom, I, Caliban and I, Banquo, offer an exciting inroad into, respectively, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and Macbeth - no previous knowledge required.

Originally commissioned for the Brighton Festival over three years, the plays are written and performed by multi award winning playwright/actor Tim Crouch. By turns funny, endearing and – in the case of I, Banquo (which is suitable for 11+) – very, very, bloody. They involve the audience in a direct way and focus on telling the story of each play through the eyes of a character who watches the main action from the sidelines.

This website is an important part of the productions: It offers a growing resource base for teachers and pupils to prepare for, and to follow up visits to the plays. Here, over the next few months, you will find:

To find out more about Tim Crouch, visit his production company's website - news from nowhere,