Lively Action Storytelling performances are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s plays for your pupils. They are interactive versions of well-known plays performed by a Globe storyteller at your school or in our Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

What to expect from a storytelling performance

• A one hour precised performance of the play delivered by a Globe Storyteller
• The performance features several interactive elements, with pupils contributing verbally, physically and creatively to the play.
• The story is delivered in a mix of modern and Shakespearean language, with key quotes being highlighted in performance.
• If you want to extend your visit to the Globe with a 90-minute Lively Action workshop for an extra cost to your storytelling booking  – please indicate this on your booking form. 

Available texts

Performances are subject to our Globe Storytellers’ availability.  

• Key Stage 1: Henry V, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale 
• Key Stage 2: Macbeth, Henry V, The Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet*, A Midsummer Night’s Dream 
• Key Stage 3: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet*, A Midsummer Night’s Dream  
• If your preferred play is not listed here, please contact us.

If our Globe Storyteller is unavailable and your booking cannot take place as planned, we will work with you to postpone the performance to a later date or find you a suitable alternative such as online delivery or a different play choice. If this is not possible then you are entitled to a full refund.  

*This performance is delivered by two Storytellers and therefore has a bespoke price; please contact us to find out more. 

Curriculum links

• Provides pupils with a rich, varied language environment by engaging with Shakespeare’s language.
• Support pupils to make links between known and new vocabulary.
• Challenge pupils’ thinking about important social and moral issues.
• Develop emotional intelligence and self-regulation.
• Support pupils to listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers.
• Participate actively in discussions, performances, role play and improvisations.