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Shorter Shakespeare Series

Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet & The Tempest are now in full colour
with outstanding photos from modern productions

Series editor Tracy Irish is the RSC Education Department project manager for professional development

Shortened, original language scripts with stunning photos

Free copy of Will Works (copiable ideas for teaching Shakespeare) with every order of 15 or more copies.

View sample pages from Romeo and Juliet (PDF) or Browse through sample pages (requires Flash)
View sample pages from A Midsummer Night's Dream (PDF) or Browse sample pages (requires Flash)

"An excellent adaptation ... very well presented, superb colour photographs from various modern productions on virtually every page."
The School Librarian on Romeo and Juliet

"Fabulous"
Jane Waters, Key Stage 3 Literacy Consultant, London Borough of Redbridge

"Can be unreservedly recommended"
The School Librarian

"Fantastic. I couldn't have a more perfect text or teacher resource. Our kids are really enjoying every moment of it - even the less able ones. Congratulations."
Prue Greene

"Brilliant - a life saver!"
Ray Cameron-Goodman,Campbeltown Grammar School, Argyll

£3.99
Discount for sets: 15+ £2.99, 30+ £2.50, 50+ £2.25,
100: £1.99 each (can be a mix - we will manually adjust your invoice - plus free teacher’s book of your choice – see below).
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The scripts are ideal for performance, running at about 50 minutes. The scripts have been performed all over the world, for example Twelfth Night and Macbeth have both been performed by the famous Shakespeare Festival at Tulane in New Orleans. Click here to learn more. There is no fee unless an admission charge is made - contact us for permission.

Select the script you would like to purchase:

A Midsummer Night's Dream script Henry V script Macbeth script Much Ado About Nothing script Romeo and Juliet script The Tempest script Twelfth Night script

Teacher’s books
Brilliant ideas and copiable worksheets: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night. £24.95 each
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Select the teacher's book you would like to purchase:

Macbeth teacher's book Romeo and Juliet teacher's book Twelfth Night teacher's book

Sampler pack
7 scripts & 3 teacher’s books. £69.95. Save £32.83
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eBooks only £4.95 + vat each
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest are available as eBooks (pdfs) at only £4.95 + vat each. Full details here.
Free resources
We have downloadable pdf worksheets covering key areas of Elizabethan society: Theatre, Festivals, Food & Drink, Medicine & Astrology and the Elizabethan household. These worksheets refer to Twelfth Night but can support the teaching of any of the plays. There are also worksheets providing extra resources to those in our Twelfth Night teacher's resource book. See the More Details box for the teacher's book for Twelfth Night.