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The State of Shakespeare is a virtual masterclass featuring in-depth interviews with contemporary Shakespearean actors, directors and teachers.\u00a0 We focus on the complex relationship of words and performance, and how individual artists develop unique and often contrasting approaches to the text. The State of Shakespeare\u2019s mission is to help inspire and educate theatre makers, students and educators to discover new ways of bringing Shakespeare to life.<\/p>\n

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\nLISTEN to the Interviews online by clicking on the listen<\/a> tab, or click the link on any of the Podcast pages to subscribe to The State of Shakespeare<\/em><\/strong> on iTunes.\u00a0 Follow the featured text from Shakespeare\u2019s plays and sonnets on the Speeches and Scansion<\/a>\u00a0page, or click on the learn and teach<\/a>\u00a0tab to find artist bios<\/a>, fully scanned texts<\/a> and more.\u00a0 Don’t forget to check out some of the links we like on the resources<\/a>\u00a0page too!<\/p>\n

FOR EDUCATORS:<\/p>\n

The Pedagogy\u00a0page<\/a>\u00a0takes you to a breakdown of the topics covered in each interview.\u00a0 Peruse the breakdown and choose which interviews you would like your students to listen to.\u00a0 Also we have a list of books<\/a> and rhetorical<\/a> devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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