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Plays Adapted from Shakespeare

Here are adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays for kids, primary schools,  middle schools, high schools and community audiences. These short versions of Shakespeare’s plays are guaranteed to please.

Comedies and dramas for performance are updated to bring understanding to Shakespeare’s scripts like The Tempest, Macbeth, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Juliet.

We all know how great classical plays can be.   We know how these plays can make a huge impact, but  they can seem a little hard to understand . Good adaptations like these bring the emotional heart of the play into the modern day and translate humour for modern audiences. And we all know how Romeo and Juliet turns out. If you want a great intro to some classical theatre, check out some of these great modern adaptations!

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    Macbeth for Youth

    $7.99 – $75.00
    A thrilling one-act adaptation for children of Shakespeare’s harrowing story of the ambitious Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Greed and ambition are emphasized. The role of the Porter is expanded to give more comic relief. The Porter and the Witches serve as intermediaries with the play and the audience. Makes the story fully accessible to a younger audience.
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  • Midsummer Night’s Dream for Youth

    $13.70 – $145.00
    In this one-act adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, four players in a traveling clown troupe wake up one morning to discover that they have been abandoned by the other members of the company. That evening they are required to perform A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM before the local Squire and they have to madly re-invent the play so that it can be done with four clowns.
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  • Plays, Poems and Pratfalls: Will Shakespeare, An Introduction

    $7.95 – $25.00
    A 45-minute introduction to various works of The Bard. Written to be performed by 2 or 4 actors within a single class period. ideal for ages 8 - 12. Includes excerpts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, As You Like It, and one of the sonnets: number 18. Printable PDF available
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  • Reverse Hamlet

    $7.97 – $75.00
    Is Hamlet all that he pretends to be? Did he really see his father's ghost? Critics for years have argued about how to interpret Shakespeare's Hamlet. This one-act spoof by George Freek suggests some rather unusual answers. The dialogue comically mixes Shakespearean quotes and phrases with contemporary expressions.  
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  • Romeo and Juliet in Fewer Words, Words, Words

    $11.00 – $75.00
    This adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” by Robyn Hilt reduces the original but retains the major plot points and beauty of the poetry. A great choice for classroom presentation. All of the major scenes and plot points are intact, as well as the humor of the Nurse and Mercutio. Students take one role and develop that character through analyzing motives and decisions.
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  • Shakespeare After School

    $8.00 – $75.00
    An Hilarious One Act for Two Characters by D. D. Delaney Features scenes from Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Juliet in an unusual format — as ornaments brightening the lives of two high school custodians. A play within a play, offering a peek into the secret life of stage-struck custodians Rudy Mahoney and Flo Berry, who after school, pretend they are Shakespearean actors, passionately playing their scenes as they imagine real actors would do.
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  • Shakespeare-On-The-Go: 4 Touring Plays For Young Audiences

    $13.95
    4 skilfully adapted plays for young audiences: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, A Midnight Summer's Dream, and Macbeth. Plays are each around 45 to 50 minutes, are fast-paced, engaging, and make the language more accessible to young audiences, while including both Shakespeare’s original language and theatrical devices. As exciting participatory theater they appeal to elementary school students. With the participatory elements removed, each play's frame story is producible as a play for teens or for teen drama groups to perform for a younger audience.
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  • Shakespeare: Playing for Laughs

    $8.00 – $75.00
    Featuring scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Merchant of Venice. High school custodians Rudy Mahoney and Flo Berry find themselves catapulted into new careers as a touring duo, their passion for Shakespeare now extended to the art of comedy as they go on the road. An interactive comedy perfect as an introduction to Shakespeare's works.
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  • The Tempest for Youth

    $7.97 – $75.00
    A 45-minute appealing comedy adaptation of The Tempest to be relished. It has all the exciting elements: of the original play: shipwrecks, a love story, an evil plot, and the fun exploits of the spirits Ariel and her adversary, the rebellious fish-man, Caliban.   The flexible cast roles ensures a part for everyone. A must-see for young audiences.
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