Bell Shakespeare HSC Shakespeare Seminars with USYD

Bell Shakespeare

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Bell Shakespeare presents a series of live HSC Shakespeare Seminars in partnership with The University of Sydney.

Part performance, part interactive seminar, these sessions are designed to directly link to HSC modules and give students the edge in upcoming exams.

Presented onsite at Pier 2/3 in The Neilson Nutshell, each seminar will feature Bell Shakespeare artists in conversation with a leading academic from The University of Sydney presenting illuminating and engaging content on each play. The Players from Bell Shakespeare will perform key scenes and soliloquies to demonstrate ideas presented and key content from each play.

Combining live performance, academic analysis and illuminating dramatic insights into the plays, sessions will be presented in a dynamic format showing the interplay between text and drama.

RICHARD III / LOOKING FOR RICHARD
Wednesday 28 February 2024, 10am - 12pm

Explore Shakespeare’s Richard III and provide a comparative analysis of Al Pacino’s Looking For Richard, as part of Module A: Textual Conversations. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from Richard III to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.

THE TEMPEST / HAG-SEED
Thursday 29 February 2024, 10am - 12pm

Explore Shakespeare’s The Tempest and provide a comparative analysis of Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed, as part of Module A: Textual Conversations. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from The Tempest to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Friday 1 March 2024, 10am - 12pm

Dissect and discuss The Merchant of Venice as part of the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from The Merchant of Venice to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.

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Show Details

Type

excursion

Year Level Suitability

10-12

Curriculum area

The Arts - Drama, English, History

Themes

Shakespeare, The Tempest, Richard III, Merchant Of Venice, William Shakespeare, Comedy, Drama, Theatre, English, Poetry, Writing, Literature, Plays

Artform

Drama, Lecture, Physical Theatre

Duration

2hrs

Cost

$25 per student ticket, 1 free teacher ticket per 10 student tickets.

Venue

The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3 (Dawes Point, NSW)

School Term:
Term 1

Availability

Richard III / Looking For Richard
Wednesday 28 February 2024, 10am - 12pm

The Tempest / Hag-Seed
Thursday 29 February 2024, 10am - 12pm

The Merchant of Venice
Friday 1 March 2024, 10am - 12pm

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