Romeo in Schools - placing Shakespeare in a modern setting.

Romeo and Juliet

Rikki and Julie (or Romeo and Juliet Today…) is a modern, half-hour screenplay of Shakespeare's famous story.

Platform Films are delighted to announce a rare and unique opportunity for you to become involved in one of the most ground-breaking journeys into drama and education...Romeo in Schools - placing Shakespeare in a modern setting.

This film is for schools

The feuding houses of Montague and Capulet are represented by two schools. A comprehensive and a grammar school. All dialogue in the film is in modern-day language and the key roles are played by teenagers.

After studying the film and the screenplay, students can be given the opportunity to evaluate their own performance and review the process of any project undertaken by them, encouraged by what they have seen.

They will be able to communicate this through a series of presentations, to the rest of the school if they wish, with the aim of showing others what can be achieved.

Learning Outcomes

Suggested departments that may benefit from this project: English, Citizenship, Media Studies and Drama.

The learning outcomes will include:

Engaging students in exploring pastoral issues, e.g. drug abuse, peer pressure, knife culture and gang culture to show the effect they can have on teenagers today.
Developing a range of interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including problem solving and teamwork.
Engaging students in exploring pastoral issues, e.g. drug abuse, peer pressure, knife culture and gang culture to show the effect they can have on teenagers today.
An appreciation that all the above can be achieved in an exciting, innovative and fulfilling way.
Engaging students in a long-term activity during or after school.
Encouraging students to continue acting and film making or just generally 'creating' as an activity, after the project has been completed.
Foregrounding issues that are relevant in their community.

Romeo and Juliet - taster.

Please click on the image on the left to download a clip of Rikki and Julie (Romeo and Juliet Today).

The file is large so this taster is only available to broadband users.

Romeo and Juliet - Prices

Prices

For more details and a breakdown of the workshops please e-mail Robert Rawles and we'll revert to you as soon as possible.

Click here to read about what The Kent on Sunday had to say about our Romeo and Juliet Production!

Click here to read about the Platform Theatre theatre production of Rikki and Julie.