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ShakespeaRe-Told
This autumn across the BBC
This autumn, the BBC brings Shakespeare and
his stories to audiences with a variety of new
programmes and initiatives across its
services – television, radio, online and interactive.
Shakespeare events
One Night of Shakespeare
On 3 July 2005, the BBC joined
up with the Shakespeare Schools
Festival to give 10,000 young people
from 400 schools the opportunity to
perform their own interpretations of
Shakespeare plays in 100 theatres
across the UK - all on one night.
The unique and record-breaking
event saw the UK's National Youth
Theatre running workshops across
the UK and actors, producers and
hundreds of teachers helping to
mentor and support the thousands of
young actors.
Find the website at bbc.co.uk/onenightofshakespeare.
60 Second Shakepeare
A Shakespeare play in one
minute… this is the challenge facing
hundreds of students who are getting
involved in writing, directing, acting
and editing their own abridgment of
Shakespeare to be shared on bbc.co.uk.
The BBC is looking for
teachers and their students, aged
14 to 19, to produce a one minute
movie or audio interpretation of
Shakespeare's plays, themes or
characters.
A resource-rich website,
bbc.co.uk/60secondshakespeare,
provides information about
Shakespeare and top tips on
developing digital skills.
The shorts
will be showcased online.
60 Second Shakespeare on WAP,
which launches in November, includes
an abbreviated guide to Shakespeare's
key plays, fun quizzes, and the chance
for you to insult your family and
friends in the bard's own language.
Useful for kids and great
entertainment for adults!
If you are
able to access the internet on your
mobile, type bbc.kongjiang.org/www.bbc.co.uk/mobile
into your phone's internet browser
and then select the content from the
Highlights section.
Alternatively, text
SHAKESPEARE to 81010.The BBC
will send you a message within five
minutes which will contain a link to
the content you requested.
This
message will stay within your text,
WAP push or service message inbox.
For more details about the BBC
Mobile Service please visit (via a PC)
bbc.co.uk/mobile.
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