On Thursday 15th and 16th March, year 5 and 6 pupils took part in the first Primary Shakespeare Festival at Polam Hall School. This was an amazing opportunity to work with children from other schools – Polam, Skerne Park and St.Mary’s Cockerton.
In the weeks leading up to the festival, the children studied Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Each school was allocated a section of the play to perform, along with a choral chant and a song for the finale. The children worked incredibly hard to learn, and then perform, a very challenging script!
We spent the afternoons rehearsing at Polam, along with the other schools. On the evenings, the children performed on the stage to a large audience. Despite initial nerves, the children performed incredibly well! The whole experience was amazing and one the children will not forget.
In the weeks leading up to the festival, the children studied Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Each school was allocated a section of the play to perform, along with a choral chant and a song for the finale. The children worked incredibly hard to learn, and then perform, a very challenging script!
We spent the afternoons rehearsing at Polam, along with the other schools. On the evenings, the children performed on the stage to a large audience. Despite initial nerves, the children performed incredibly well! The whole experience was amazing and one the children will not forget.