The latest innovation is a free app that combines interactive games, music videos, quizzes and interviews about Shakespeare’s use of language.
RE:Shakespeare is being launched this month by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Samsung Electronics UK and its creators hope that it will transform the way young people experience the Bard’s work, both in and out of the classroom.
A total of three million students in the UK and 64 million students worldwide study Shakespeare’s plays each year.
Hosted by RSC actor David Tennant, the RE:Shakespeare app focuses on Much Ado About Nothing and includes thematic links to and quotes from 19 other Shakespeare plays. Along the way it aims to engage pupils with the help of hip-hop artist Akala, beatboxing champion Shlomo, spoken word artist Indigo Williams, RSC voice coaches, RSC actor Tamsin Greig, and RSC director Iqbal Khan.
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