Key Stage 4 Plays English teaching resources

Whether you're looking for a way in to a play or focusing on character analysis there are literally hundreds of brilliant resources for you to choose from in our libraries. And when it comes to Shakespeare you'll be hard pushed to find a more comprehensive range of activities!

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A Doll's House (1)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (4)

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (4)

A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller (19)

An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley (71) New resource!

Antony and Cleopatra (6)

As You Like It by William Shakespeare (1)

Blood Brothers by Willy Russell (11)

The Crucible by Arthur Miller (15)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (playscript) by Simon Stephens (5)

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (10)

DNA by Dennis Kelly (8) New resource!

Easy on the Relish by Andrew Bethall (4)

Educating Rita by Willy Russell (10)

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (3)

Gregory's Girl by Bill Forsyth (2)

Hamlet (7)

Henry V (10)

The History Boys by Alan Bennett (10)

Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse (18)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1)

Introduction to Shakespeare (KS5) (2)

Introduction to Shakespeare: background and biography (4)

Introduction to Shakespeare: language (6)

Introduction to Shakespeare: the plays (11)

Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff (14)

Julius Caesar (5)

Kindertransport by Diane Samuels (5)

Macbeth (70) New resource!

The Merchant of Venice (20) New resource!

Much Ado About Nothing (13)

Much Ado About Nothing (KS3) (3)

Much Ado About Nothing - Act 2 (1)

Othello (19)

Our Day Out by Willy Russell (16)

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (7)

Reading plays (7)

Richard III (2)

Richard III - Act 1 (4)

Richard III - Act 3 (1)

Richard III - Act 4 (2)

Romeo and Juliet (54) New resource!

Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Scene 1 (6)

Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Scene 5 (5)

Romeo and Juliet - The Banquet Scene (Act 1 Scene 5) (2)

The Stronger by August Strindberg (1)

Talking Heads by Alan Bennett (3)

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (8)

The Tempest (9)

The Tempest - Act 1 (1)

Twelfth Night (10)

Twelfth Night - Act 1 Scene 5 (1)

Twelfth Night - Act 3 Scene 4 (1)

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (6)

Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark (11)

Hand-picked resources

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Key Stage 4 Plays resources

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Hand-picked resources

Romeo and Juliet - An introduction and key themes - Audiopi podcast

Macbeth - an introduction and critical heritage - Audiopi podcast

DNA Introduction, DNA Genre, DNA Context - Audiopi podcast

'Introduction to An Inspector Calls' - Audiopi podcast

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