Happy Bday Shakespeare - you chancer!
Apr 23, 2015
Yes, he does seem to have become Saint Shakespeare and the biggest tourist attraction in the UK. There is no record of him attending school, the two daughters of this hero of the English language were illiterate and presumably he owed no books, because there were none left in his will. His contribution is actually not clear at all, but excessive claims are taken as gospel. Did he coin 8,429 new words (or is it 11,396? Or 7,298?). It's more than likely his plays were a collaborative effort and his genius could well have been as an entrepreneur (which there is evidence for), rather than being the father of the English language.
If you can cope with further sacrilege - read the article by William Leahy, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University London.
That said, I'm very pleased we have "his" work and "his" contribution to theatre and the English language!!
Insights for HSC students - Seymour Centre Symposia
Seymour Centre have lots to help HSC students
Symposia on Othello, The Tempest, Henry IV (Part 1), The Crucible, Julius Caesar + The Prince and King Lear
And Survivor's Guide to HSC Group Performance (Image above)
What about some magic?
Great incursions for this term
In Victoria - check all of these from super magician Tim Ellis (image is The Mad Hatter's Deluxe Illusion Show). Primary & Secondary
or Mr Marvel's Magical Circus - great combo! From Cirque Mystique. Primary
or these from Anthony Di Masi. Primary & Secondary
In NSW -
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In Victoria? Great new multicultural show
African Fusion - Music, Movement & Migration , incursion, P- Yrs 6, explores Indian Ocean trade routes. Students discover how people goods ideas and cultures moved between Africa, Asia and Australia. Interactive with music and dance.
"It was absolutely brilliant and both the students and teachers l
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