Marginalia are committed to widening accessibility to theatre, opera and the products of academic research.
A rose by another name: Juliet and Romeo was designed not only to challenge and entertain life-long opera fans, but also to welcome young people and those new to opera. It has a 75-minute running time, a familiar story and a combination of speech and singing. We also make tickets to every performance available to U18s who would not otherwise be able to attend. You can find out more about some of the workshops that run in parallel with the show below.
“We loved Marginalia’s talk! It was refreshing to see different ways of presenting musical performances, opened our eyes to new ways of looking things, and challenged our heteronormative unconscious biases.”— Caroline Wilkes, Head of Sixth Form at Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, London
Bringing Shakespeare to Life
Designed to support classroom work on Shakespeare, this session uses dynamic physical activities to help pupils develop a better understanding of iambic pentameter and to leave them feeling Shakespeare’s language is not intimidating, but familiar and engaging. As part of this session, we explore passages from our show A rose by another name: Juliet and Romeo, giving pupils the opportunity to see things we have done together brought to life on stage.
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Character and Drama in Opera
This session is for singers, actors and budding directors. It explores the creative processes involved in becoming an operatic character, helping pupils to discover what it is that makes a true and engaging performance. Pupils try out their ideas by directing members of our own cast and then have a go themselves in groups, as singers and directors, using folksong as a vehicle. It aims both to inspire an interest in, and a passion for, the world of opera and to show pupils that, whilst an operatic stage might be a while away in terms of the development of their voices, the same processes can enrich and strengthen their performances right now.