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Shakespeare Festival Programme 2025

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A Note from the Festival Director, Ms Williams

This festival aims to give young people who attend schools in Luxembourg the opportunity to play with Shakespeare’s texts, to make them relevant and to tell the stories in whatever way they want to, even if that means turning a tragedy into a comedy or a comedy into a tragedy. They can use music, dance, stage combat or slapstick comedy, as long as they have fun telling their story as a piece of theatre.  

Studying Shakespeare is a challenge for anyone. The old language can be a barrier to understanding the stories when reading anything by Shakespeare. But when performed on stage, these old stories still entertain and enthral an audience. Even now, 400 years after his death, the themes of love, ambition, death, fate and free will, to name a few, are still relevant and can be seen in almost every modern movie 

It is really exciting to see these schools come together for this event. Confidence, collaboration and articulacy are essential skills for life and it is a joy to see students develop these skills as young adults.  

I would like to extend thanks to everyone who has supported this evening of Shakespeare – parents, teachers, the team at Abbey Neimenster, but most importantly the performers. Their enthusiasm and passion for performance have made this project a joy to lead!  

Clare Williams