Shakespeare Week: Life back then – A day with William Shakespeare in Stratford Upon Avon – Time-travelling child reporter goes back to 1599 to meet the famous playwright

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Last Updated on 12 March 2018

Diego

Recently I boarded the time travel machine to meet the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare, in Stratford Upon Avon where he was born in 1564 and where he now (in 1599) lives in his New House residence.

Mr Shakespeare gave me a tour of his father’s house to give me an idea of how it was like living in Elizabethan England. 

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Interview with William Shakespeare by time travelling child reporter Diego

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Last Updated on 19 September 2022

Diego

To celebrate Shakespeare Week as part of my Shakespeare Research Project for English in year 7 in secondary school I was recently asked to do an interview with William Shakespeare so I had to go back in time to do it. I headed to Stratford Upon Avon during half term and did just that. This is the result of my chat with one of the world’s best talents. 

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10 year old Diego’s honest review of Tom Gates – Family, Friends and Furry Creatures book by Liz Pichon

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Last Updated on 02 June 2017

Diego

While preparing for the SATs exams, in the evening I relaxed with Liz Pichon’s latest book Tom Gates – Family, Friends and Furry Creatures. As with all other Tom Gates’ books, I have truly enjoyed myself once again and here is why. I hope you can understand my ‘hen-writing’. 🙂

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