Shakespeare Works LIVE!
UK Schools - KS1,2 & 3

The full Shakespeare experience combines our highly acclaimed Shakespeare Works! THE MOVIE and Teaching Shakespeare ONLINE with a workshop performance of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Tempest or A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is authentic Shakespeare in your school - fast, exciting and powerful with live music, sound effects, the original language and even a little sword fighting! Students really feel like Shakespeare has come to school.

"It's absolutely superb!" Class 6 Teacher
"I think that your show is awesome. You use all the space and speak to us during the play. I'll never forget it!" - Year 6 student
“The original language is used so there is no ‘dumbing down’. It manages to engage the students through the sheer energy of the acting. You can hear a pin drop.”
Director of Learning

Shakespeare Invigorated!
Students with English as a Second Language
Denmark - Gymnasium / Brazil - Nível Superior

This workshop performance helps students with English as a second language to access and enjoy Shakespeare’s plays. Students are motivated to get involved and play an active role throughout, learning about Shakespeare's life and times and experiencing first hand why it was so incredible to watch his plays 400 years ago in the Globe Theatre! During the show we focus on a Shakespeare classic and end with everyone taking part in a performance. You can choose between Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet.

"The students are spellbound. One student told me 'I really enjoyed it. At first I thought it was going to be boring, but time went so fast I was wrong.' Praise indeed!" - Vice Principal
"The students think you are excellent and still wax lyrical about the day. What an impact you have had here." Head of English

Danish channel TVS features KJ Theatre performing with students from Vejle >> click here

The History Players
UK schools - KS1 & 2

Shakespeare Works, Roman Empire, Viking Invasion, The Great Fire of London, Victorian Times, World War One - these shows use role play, story telling and fun engaging theatre-in-education techniques to bring difficult subjects to life and fuel the imagination for further study.
All the plays are 100% interactive with exciting drama based activities, song and dance plus multimedia to help the students immerse themselves in the performance and provide them with a fantastic learning experience!

"The shows are delightful and well designed. All children can access the drama activities." Literacy Co-ordinator
"The shows involve a high level of participation. The children are still talking about it for days later!" Foundation Stage Manager
"I watch students, who never say one word out loud in class, come to life." Class Teacher
"We always look forward to our visit from the History Playman. It's amazing how he transports our children back in time. So simple yet so effective!" Head teacher

English Language Theatre Workshops
Students with English as a second language
Denmark - Class 1 to 10 & Gymnasium
Brazil - Fundamental to Ensino Médio

Theatre-in-Language-Learning (TILL) provides a fantastic platform where, regardless of ability, everyone feels confident to participate and communicate. The drama activities used in these workshops combine tried and tested theatre-in-education techniques with Kieron's unique TILL methodology to help students improve their English language skills in a supportive environment.

"They are always great sessions that help even my shyest students to break out of their shell and speak English with each other." Language Coordinator
"The workshops make you feel good when speaking English. They create a fun atmosphere and all of a sudden everyone finds themselves doing things they usually would not do! This is a brilliant set-up for learning together!" Educational Advisor

For information about English Theatre School in Brazil >> Click here

Shakespeare Works THE MOVIE!
UK Schools / Year 5 - 9
Students with English as a second language /
Denmark - Class 7 to 10 & Gymnasium
Brazil - Iniciante to Nível Superior

Shakespeare Works! THE MOVIE introduces students to the life, times and plays of William Shakespeare: who he was, what he did and how he has affected the world we live in today.
The movie lasts 45 minutes and is perfect for the classroom. It comes with a HUGE online teaching pack with loads of exciting activities for students of all ages and abilities! The MOVIE is also available with Brazilian Portuguese subtitles.
Shakespeare Works THE MOVIE! is available on DVD.
"Shakespeare Works! helps all schools make the words of the Bard come alive with its fantastic film and enjoyable activities." Prue Goodwin, Literacy Specialist

Romeo and Juliet Invigorated DVD
UK Schools / Year 7 - 12
Students with English as a second language /
Denmark - Gymnasium
Brazil - Nível Superior

This 90 minute DVD is designed for the classroom. It is divided into 12 lessons to help and inspire students to explore the play through performance - to encourage them to have a go themselves at the fun, drama activities.
Romeo and Juliet Invigorated is available on DVD.
"This film provides an excellent, and very different resource to existing material. It shows young people 'having a go' at enacting Shakespeare in an active and fun way that should encourage school students to enjoy Shakespeare and want to 'have a go' themselves." Professor Andy Goodwyn, Reading University and Chairman of NATE

Shakespeare in the Favelas
Training Resource for UK schools and worldwide

In this 45 minute documentary Kieron puts all his skills to the test. An interesting, thought provoking case study that has great potential in both English and Drama, highlighting how theatre crosses social boundaries and how Shakespeare can be authentically celebrated around the world.
The film was featured on BBC1 and Kieron was interviewed about his experiences in Brazil. It was premiered to over 100 teachers at the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) conference and also headlined the Summer 2008 edition of "Shakespeare Scene" printed by Ashokan International. To read the article click here.
Shakespeare in the Favelas is available on DVD.

A Class Act - how to perform with your students
Uncle Les - have fun speaking English
Training Resources for UK schools and worldwide

A Class Act is an in-depth study into the theories and practices of theatre-in-education and theatre-in-language learning developed over 16 years in order to achieve the best results with students of all ages and abilities both in and outside the classroom. The book includes step-by-step guides to brilliant ice-breaker and warm up games, perfect for getting even the shyest student on their feet and performing!

Practice reading and speaking English with Uncle Les. There are three rhyming stories aimed at 7 - 10 year olds with English as a second language to help them with tricky English pronunciation. A west country farmer accent not required but nice if you can try "Ooooarrr!". Sing along with Uncle Les right now with our little animation!
A Class Act and Uncle Les are available as eBooks from Amazon.

Theatre in the workplace
Boost your performance

Does your sales team need a boost? Are you implementing a new system? Do you need to train new staff? Are you launching a new product? Would a fun, interesting and invigorating team building day be of value to your business? KJ Corporate theatre packages give you exactly what you want. We work closely with you to make sure that you get as much as possible from your event. We know that each project is unique. We guarantee that every event is memorable. Corporate theatre is excellent for achieving fantastic results in the workplace so please get in touch and find out how we can help you.
Clients include: BD-NTWK, Nintendo, Virgin Media, BBC School Report, Reconstruct (Signis Group).

Client: BD-NTWK
(thisisbd.com)

KJ works with BD-NTWK to devise and deliver drama sessions to prepare brand ambassadors for experiential campaigns for Nintendo and Virgin Media.

"The sessions were brilliant, even better than I'd hoped... so thanks and well done to Kieron and his talented team... everyone loved it!" Allan McLaughlin, CEO, BD-NTWK

Promote your business
Stand out from the crowd

We work with a great network of freelance camera operators, sound engineers, graphic artists, website designers and multimedia gurus. Together we form a quick, cost effective and professional team ready to deliver broadcast quality training videos, promotional films, multimedia presentations and websites on schedule and to budget - unique collaborations that generate innovative and original material which will help your company stand head and shoulders above the rest. Clients include: Gamu Music, Golden Oldies, Tesco, Reconstruct (Signis Group), National Lottery, The NHS.

Client: Golden-Oldies
(www.golden-oldies.org.uk)

KJ produces films to help the charity to fundraise and spread awareness across the UK.

"KJ Films are excellent at catching the right moment on camera. That image that embodies all that we stand for. The films always exceed our expectations and are fantastic value for money." Grenville Jones, Founder and Chief Officer, The Golden Oldies Charitable Trust