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Twelfth Night: Key Scenes

Interactive tools providing definitions and examples of literary terms for key scenes.
Teach Shakespeare: Get Started

A helpful guide to using Teach Shakespeare.
Fact Sheet: Shakespeare

We know quite a lot about Shakespeare, but there is still much that remains a mystery.
Fact Sheet: London

Shakespeare spent most of his working life in London, the home of the first permanent playhouses.
Fact Sheet: Special Effects

Thunder, lightning, magic and more! Learn how special effects were done in Shakespeare's time.
Fact Sheet: The First Globe

Many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at the Globe, which opened in 1599.
Fact Sheet: Playhouses

There were two different types of playhouse in London in Shakespeare’s time: outdoor and indoor.
Fact Sheet: Audiences

By 1600, between 10,000 and 20,000 people a week went to London theatres.
Fact Sheet: Writing Plays

Just about everyone in London went to the theatre, but what did they go and see?
Fact Sheet: Actors

The life of an actor changed dramatically during Shakespeare’s lifetime...
Fact Sheet: Costumes and Cosmetics

Stage make-up, like costumes, helped the audience to understand characters.
Midsummer: Staging It

Direct A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2 Scene 2 from your desktop or tablet.