Introduce your pupils to William Shakespeare with this complete collection of eight adapted play scripts for KS2 and KS3. Written for children in Years 5–8, each script combines modern English with some of Shakespeare’s original lines, making the stories easier to follow while keeping the drama, humour, romance and memorable characters of the original plays.

This Shakespeare play scripts bundle includes eight of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, with speaking roles and additional parts for up to 30 pupils or whole-class participation. Each script also comes with a PDF teacher presentation to introduce the story and its main characters before pupils begin reading or rehearsing.

What’s Included

1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Play Script

• 26 speaking roles, with opportunities for whole-class participation
• A magical comedy exploring love, mistaken identities and mischievous fairies
• PDF teacher presentation

2. Richard III Play Script

• 20 speaking roles, with parts for up to 30 pupils
• An adapted historical play exploring ambition, betrayal, the Wars of the Roses and the Battle of Bosworth
• PDF teacher presentation

3. Macbeth Play Script

• 18 speaking roles, with parts for up to 30 pupils
• Shakespeare’s famous Scottish tragedy exploring ambition, power, guilt and betrayal
• PDF teacher presentation

4. Hamlet Play Script

• 15 speaking roles, with additional parts for up to 30 pupils
• An accessible retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy exploring revenge, loyalty, betrayal and family relationships
• PDF teacher presentation

5. Romeo and Juliet Play Script

• 20 speaking roles, with parts for up to 30 pupils
• Shakespeare’s famous romantic tragedy exploring love, family conflict, loyalty and fate
• PDF teacher presentation

6. Othello Play Script

• 20 speaking roles, with parts for up to 30 pupils
• A powerful tragedy exploring jealousy, manipulation, trust and betrayal
• PDF teacher presentation

7. The Tempest Play Script

• 20 speaking roles, with parts for up to 30 pupils
• A magical adventure exploring revenge, forgiveness, friendship and the power of magic
• PDF teacher presentation

8. Twelfth Night Play Script

• 20 speaking roles, with parts for up to 30 pupils
• An entertaining romantic comedy featuring mistaken identities, disguises, humour and complicated relationships
• PDF teacher presentation

Perfect For

• Upper KS2 (Years 5 and 6)
• KS3 (Years 7 and 8)
• Shakespeare lessons and English literature
• Class assemblies and school productions
• Drama and theatre performances
• Guided reading and group reading
• Speaking and listening activities
• World Book Day and Shakespeare Week
• Introducing Shakespeare to younger pupils
• Helping older pupils understand the plays before studying the original texts

These adapted Shakespeare scripts give pupils the opportunity to explore eight famous plays through reading, acting and performing, without becoming overwhelmed by unfamiliar language. The combination of modern English and Shakespeare’s original words helps pupils understand the characters, storylines and important themes while developing confidence in speaking, listening and performing.

With a mixture of tragedies, comedies and historical drama, this collection provides plenty of opportunities to explore Shakespeare throughout the school year. Teachers can use the scripts for individual lessons, group performances, class assemblies or larger school productions.

Whether you’re planning a school production, class assembly, drama project or Shakespeare unit, this ready-to-use bundle provides eight accessible plays that can be enjoyed by pupils with different reading abilities.

Eight complete Shakespeare classroom play scripts, each with a PDF teacher presentation — an ideal collection for bringing Shakespeare to life in KS2 and KS3!