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Elizabethan Theatre - KS3/S3 Drama Unit
This four-lesson mini scheme of work explores the rise of Elizabethan Theatre and introduces students to the world of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Kyd through interactive, creative tasks.
Ideal for KS3/S3 Drama or cross-curricular learning.
Lesson 1 - Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation and Elizabethan Pageantry
Lesson 2 - Blank Verse, Elizabethan Theatre Companies and The Theatre
Lesson 3 - The Queen’s Men, Kyd & Marlowe and Blackfriar’s Playhouse
Lesson 4 - Puritans, The Globe and William Shakespeare
This resource includes:
A fully-prepared PowerPoint, with differentiated tasks for Design candidates
Printable handouts.

Jacobean Theatre - KS3/S3 Drama Unit
This three-lesson mini scheme of work explores the transformation of British theatre during the Jacobean era, including the rise of the King’s Men, Jonson’s “comedy of humours”, Jacobean revenge tragedies, Puritan censorship, and the growing tensions between the monarchy and the parliament.
Ideal for KS3/S3 Drama or cross-curricular English and History learning.
Lesson 1 – The Union of the Crowns and the Rise of the King’s Men
Lesson 2 – Ben Jonson and the Comedy of Humours
Lesson 3 – Jacobean Revenge Tragedy and the Five-Act Structure
Lesson 4 – The Caroline Era, Puritan Backlash, English Civil War, and the Fall of Theatre
This resource includes:
A fully-prepared PowerPoint with differentiated tasks for Design candidates
Printable handouts