RSC launches new initiative for young people
A new initiative has been launched by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Arts Award to try to encourage young people to explore Shakespeare’s work.
The Shakespeare Challenge, which has been launched during this year’s Young People’s Shakespeare Week that runs until Saturday, aims to get teenagers and young adults to read Shakespearean texts, go to live shows and research links between their role models and the characters in the plays.
Young people who participate can receive the Bronze Arts Award Level 1 qualification through the Shakespeare Challenge and will be sent a “letter of endorsement” from RSC artistic director Michael Boyd.
Boyd commented: “The Shakespeare Challenge is one of the legacies of the ‘Stand up for Shakespeare’ campaign – our call for young people to ‘Start Shakespeare Earlier, See Shakespeare live and Do Shakespeare on their feet’.
“We hope that the Challenge will inspire a life-long passion for Shakespeare in young people across the country and really help to deepen their enjoyment and appreciation of his work.”
The project is open to 11 to 25 year olds and was piloted last year.
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