Will's Twins

Will's Twins is a play based around a rehearsal of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2008 Duncan Allan and his cast of performing arts students from Selwyn College (NZ) undertook the first performance of Will's Twins>. The result was a brilliant exploration of Shakespearean magic, mirth and midsummer madness. This is the DVD of that first performance. With this DVD Teachers not only see how the director and his actors designed the production and interpreted the play but also...
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Will's Twins is a play based around a rehearsal of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2008 Duncan Allan and his cast of performing arts students from Selwyn College (NZ) undertook the first performance of Will's Twins>. The result was a brilliant exploration of Shakespearean magic, mirth and midsummer madness. This is the DVD of that first performance. With this DVD Teachers not only see how the director and his actors designed the production and interpreted the play but also see the great language, physical comedy and the opportunities the play presents. Play synopsis: Young writer Will Shakespeare arrives home at his Stratford home to a frosty reception from his wife Anne Hathaway. He is broke but hopes to use some of his company and his son Hamnet to stage a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hamnet is more into wrestling and hunting than the strange world of boy actors and is most unwilling to play a female on stage. His twin sister Judith and Meg the housekeeper help him out... Will's Twins is a superb play that not only contains a charming but lively class drama text but also contains a number of introductory and post-play language and literature activities. This means minimal preparation work for busy teachers.