Shakespeare 4 Kidz - Are you brave enough for Macbeth?

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Are you ready for a truly wicked experience? Shakespeare�s Macbeth is probably the most feared play in the world, cursed with bad luck throughout history.

King James banned it for five years and death and disaster have followed in its wake.

This dark and daring play is about a Scottish warrior who is egged on by the prophecies of three witches and an ambitious wife to murder his way to the throne.

The drama is full of spooky spells, bloody battles, gruesome ghosts and there�s even a forest which moves.
It scared a king. Are you brave enough to see it?

If you are, you�re guaranteed to enjoy the white-knuckle rollercoaster experience. Lydia Conway of the London Evening Standard described S4K�s last production of Shakespeare 4 Kidz Macbeth as "One of the most exciting versions of the Scottish play (either for adults or for children) that this ex-theatre editor has ever seen."

S4K�s plays use the most famous quotes from the original texts, weave them into modern language, add some songs and dances into the mix and the result is a two hour entertainment which everyone � even the youngest primary kids � can understand.

So watch out� something wicked this way comes, thanks to the Shakespeare 4 Kidz company.

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NOTE TO EDITORS

1.�� Further information and hi-res images may be found on our marketing page at http://www.shakespeare4kidz.com/marketing
2.�� The 2009/2010 theatre tour is produced by Julian Chenery and Shakespeare 4 Kidz Theatre Company in association with The Capital, Horsham with whom S4K has enjoyed an associated relationship since 2004.��

Shakespeare 4 Kidz creator, producer and director Julian Chenery, the cast and production team are available for interviews.
Please contact:
Shakespeare 4 Kidz
Drewshearne Barn, Crowhurst Lane End, Oxted, Surrey RH8 9NT
Tel:� 01342 894548� Fax:� 01342 893754
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What they say about us:
"To any teachers who think it might be too 'dumbed down' for top set Year 9 students: don't be fooled. Over the years, every single friend we have invited along to these performances has fallen under the spell. One child (who subsequently came in the top 5 in the country for GCSE English)said that she understood and enjoyed the S4K Macbeth much better than anything they were doing at school for KS3 SATS. It is Shakespeare 4 Kidz that inspired my eldest to take A Level English Literature. Both she and my middle child have now read several original Shakespeare play for pleasure and now enjoy quoting their favourite passages."

What they say about us:

"To any teachers who think it might be too 'dumbed down' for top set Year 9 students: don't be fooled. Over the years, every single friend we have invited along to these performances has fallen under the spell. One child (who subsequently came in the top 5 in the country for GCSE English)said that she understood and enjoyed the S4K Macbeth much better than anything they were doing at school for KS3 SATS. It is Shakespeare 4 Kidz that inspired my eldest to take A Level English Literature. Both she and my middle child have now read several original Shakespeare play for pleasure and now enjoy quoting their favourite passages."