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Following the success of the Globe Education Shakespeare series in print and digital Dynamic Learning formats, Globe Education and Hodder Education announce the launch of four iBook versions of the publications this year - each one breathing new life into Shakespeare's play texts. Unique resources from Shakespeare’s Globe enable students to actively engage with the plays’ language,character and key themes.

Available exclusively on the iBookstore, the Globe Education Shakespeare iBooks offer a fresh approach to engaging 11 to 16 year olds, helping them to understand Shakespeare’s plays as performance texts. The editions feature activities from the rehearsal room and provide an insight into the way Shakespeare is created in performance today, allowing students to experience the same process of exploration and discovery as actors at Shakespeare’s Globe.

 


 
 


Each new Globe Education Shakespeare iBook includes:

  • Audio and video clips plus photos to bring the play texts to life
  • A clear glossary of terms so that students can understand each and every line
  • Interviews with actors to help students gain insight into the feelings and motivations behind the characters
  • Questions and Rehearsal Room activities that can be used for class or homework activity
  • Examiner study tips focusing students on key areas of study
  • Key themes and reference overview to enable students to find examples easily
  • Scrolling scenes so readers can look at the whole scene, not page by page, making the play easily accessible
  • Shakespeare’s World boxes give succinct explanations of the historical context
Globe Education Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet and Globe Education Shakespeare: Macbeth are available now exclusively on the iBookstore.

 
     
 


Globe Education Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing and Globe Education Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s dream will be released shortly.

Print and Dynamic Learning versions of the publications are also available.


 

Copies of the play text, priced at £7.99, can be ordered through Hodder Education at
www.hoddereducation.co.uk/globeshakespeare. The Dynamic Learning digital resources is available from £250 + VAT. A free 60-day trial is available by registering at www.dynamic-learning.co.uk.

Notes to Editors:

 
  • Globe Education is one of the largest arts education departments in the UK. Each year, more than 100,000 people of all ages and nationalities participate in Globe Education's programme of public events, workshops and courses. Globe Education also runs an extensive programme in the Southwark community and creates national and international outreach projects for students and teachers. For more information, visit www.shakespearsglobe.com/education 
  • Globe Exhibition and Tour is open all year round. For more information visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/exhibition
  • Indoor Jacobean Theatre: Shakespeare's Globe is currently fundraising to build an Indoor Jacobean Theatre, opening in 2013. For further information please visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/indoorjacobeantheatre
  • Globe on Tour: The Globe's productions tour the UK, Europe and America and the Globe is currently developing its touring schedule, as well as screening productions in cinemas. For more information visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/on-tour
  • Globe on Screen: Globe productions are screened across the UK, America, Australia and New Zealand. For more information visit http://onscreen.shakespearesglobe.com/
  • Globe Shop stocks a variety of products, including theatre season specific merchandise. Shakespeares Globe is a registered charity and all profits from sales go towards supporting our educational mission. Items can be bought at the onsite shop or online at www.shakespearesglobe.com/shop
  • Swan Bar and Restaurant is open all year round. For reservations please call 020 7928 9444, www.loveswan.co.uk
  • The Shakespeare Globe Trust is a registered charity No.266916. Shakespeares Globe recieves no public subsidy.