Shakespeare Works! was inspired by our live theatre work in schools. Launched to great reviews at the BETT show in London 2006, the programme is now used all over the world to help students understand and enjoy the works of Shakespeare. The follow up films Shakespeare in the Favelas! and Romeo and Juliet Invigorated! cross barriers when it comes to teaching in the classroom and using drama in the most violent areas in the world.
Shakespeare Works! DVD-ROM
Watch the film then go online to test and grow your knowledge of Shakespeare!
This programme introduces students to the life, times and plays of William Shakespeare: who he was, what he did and how he has affected the world we live in today. The DVD-ROM includes:
45 minute feature film.
Online resource with 20 Lesson plans and supporting material for download.
Plus fun quiz and skill game on your computer.
Shakespeare Works! is used in UK primary (KS2) and secondary (KS3) schools. It is a Curriculum Online certified product and received great reviews for its innovative, fresh approach when it was launched at the BETT show in 2006. It is also very popular with teachers and students overseas as an introduction to Shakespeare and English language learning tool.
For the full Shakespeare Works! LIVE experience with interactive drama workshops and performances in your school click here!
Please note - You will require a computer with a DVD-ROM drive to use the film and software. The software is designed for Windows XP and Mac OSX. The film will work in a normal DVD player.
"Shakespeare Works! helps all schools make the words of the Bard come alive with its enjoyable activities." Prue Goodwin, Lecturer in Literacy Education and Children's books, Institute of Education, Reading University
Shakespeare Works! DVD-ROM Single User £69.99
School Packages from £199.99
For more information please email: info@kieronjones.com
Romeo and Juliet Invigorated!
Developed with Professor Andy Goodwyn to support English teachers when teaching Shakespeare at secondary school (KS3 and 4), the film demonstrates a whole range of active drama techniques that are great fun and highly successful in the English classroom when teaching dramatic texts.
The 90 minute DVD is made for the classroom. It is divided into 12 lessons to help and inspire students to explore the play through performance - to encourage them to have a go themselves at the fun, drama activities.
In the film, theatre and film students from Reading University workshop all the different aspects of the play, key scenes, the language, the plot, the characters, an understanding of Shakespeare's Globe, culminating in their very own 20 minute performance of Romeo and Juliet itself.
Professor Andy Goodwyn is currently the Head of Education at Reading University, Chairman and International Representative for the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) in the UK and an active member of the National Council of Teaching English (NCTE) in the USA.
"This film provides an excellent, and very different resource to existing material. It shows young people 'having a go' at enacting Shakespeare in an active and fun way that should encourage school students to enjoy Shakespeare and want to 'have a go' themselves." Professor Andy Goodwyn
Romeo and Juliet Invigorated! 90 minute DVD £59.99
School Packages from £119.99
For more information please email: info@kieronjones.com
Shakespeare in the Favelas!
This 45 minute documentary explores the power of drama-in-education and compares the reactions of students from two very different countries. We follow Kieron as he visits Beechen Ciff School in Bath to get students performing their own version of "The Tempest” and then we travel to Brazil and witness Kieron using the same drama activities with young people in the dangerous war-stricken favelas (shantytowns) of Vitoria and Rio de Janeiro.
"Here Kieron puts all his skills to the test. An interesting, thought provoking case study for A-Level students that has great potential in both English and Drama, highlighting how drama crosses social boundaries and how Shakespeare can be authentically celebrated around the world." Professor Andy Goodwyn, Head of the Institute of Education, Reading University.
This story was featured on BBC1 "Points West", premiered to over 100 teachers at the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) conference and also headlined the Summer 2008 edition of "Shakespeare Scene" printed by Ashokan International Ltd. To read the story please click here (this will open in a new window).
Shakespeare in the Favelas! Documentary 45 minute DVD £39.99
School Packages from £79.99
For more information please email: info@kieronjones.com
Athena Education
We have worked with Athena Education since 2003 writing and directing films about personal and social education which are distributed to schools in the UK and Ireland. Here are a list of our titles for Athena Education:
It's your shout DVD - writer, director
Common Sex DVD - writer, director
Keeping your head DVD - writer, director
Serious Money DVD - writer, director
Happy Hour DVD - writer, director
What if? DVD - writer, director
Citizenship DVD - presenter
For more information about these films please visit www.Athenaeducation.co.uk
You can view clips from the Shakespeare films on You Tube. To view them please click here to visit my You Tube page "Kieronjonesclips". Please note - You Tube will open in a new browser window for you.
The Shakespeare films were all inspired by our live theatre work. They provide great preparation and follow up work when used with Shakespeare Works! LIVE theatre packages and drama workshops.
For more information about educational theatre please click here.
