A thrilling, exciting and accessible introduction to the works of Shakespeare from an actors point of view! Led by Actor Tessa Vale (star of Horrible Histories and the West End stage) the children will be led on a fun exploration of ‘all things Shakespeare’ – including 4 of his plays reduced to one minute, Macbeth to 11 lines and a modern retelling of A Midsummers Night’s Dream. Our adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes place in a school drama club and features many of the original scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy. With less than a week left until opening night, the drama teacher has left the student director, Quince, in charge of rehearsals that day, with a list of scenes to review. Quince finds it challenging to run rehearsals when the two leads playing Titania and Oberon are not speaking and the actor playing Bottom wants to play all the roles. Thankfully, Quince is supported by Moth, a self-assigned dramaturg who has an impressive understanding of theatre in the Elizabethan time period. This camp will introduce the stories of Shakespeare to children and show them how exciting Shakespeare is!