What teachers have said of previous Cyclone Shakespeare shows:


"I have taken the kids to 25 productions of Romeo and Juliet through the years and this was the best production we have ever been to." - Cork School Teacher

"The company who put on the play are absolutely fantastic and the best I've seen for Junior Cert students." – West Cork School Teacher on Merchant of Venice

"Excellent – a refreshing and fun approach to a brilliant play.  Your production was accessible, informative and very educational.  Keep up the good work." – Teacher of Limerick School on Hamlet


Reviews of The Hamlet and Merchant Sessions Fall 2010 & Spring 2011


"Brilliant! Enjoyable and thought provoking" - (Merchant) Tracy Irish from the Royal Shakespeare Company Education Department.

*****"Five Stars!  It was perfect.  We liked everything about it". (Merchant) - Dublin Teacher

"Vividly Created from the start.  It will stay fresh and alive in my students imagination." (Merchant) - Skerries Teacher, Co. Dublin

"Excellent, much more beneficial than a conventional performance". (Hamlet) - Dublin Teacher

"Excellent, insightful…wonderful audience participation". (Hamlet) - County Kerry Teacher

"Outstanding Production – couldn’t praise it highly enough!" (Merchant) - Drogheda Teacher

"Original and Inventive, the energy of the actors really shone through.  Extremely, thought-provoking. (Merchant)- Dublin Teacher

*****"Five Stars! Acting absolutely wonderful, Really engaged students!" (Hamlet & Merchant) - County Kerry Teacher

"Very witty, very relevant to students with modern allusions". (Merchant) - Dublin Teacher

"Clarity, precision, language & excellent use of questions throughout – they were the questions students often ask". (Hamlet) - Dublin Teacher

"Excellent production, refreshing, contemporary and enjoyable". (Merchant) - Dublin Teacher

"Excellent interaction with audience". (Merchant) - Drogheda Teacher

"Superb Performance!  Very student friendly & useful". (Merchant of Venice) - Cork City Teacher

"Brilliant Production!  Would definitely recommend to other teachers". (Hamlet) - Cork City Teacher

"Thank you for a wonderful morning!". (Merchant) - Drogheda Teacher

"Excellent. Very informative and entertaining. Very interactive with students. Great revision tool for exams". (Hamlet) - Tipperary Teacher

"The humour and audience participation were excellent.  This is the first time I saw an audience laughing on learning a Shakespearean comedy.  (Merchant) -  Tralee Teacher

"Very entertaining and comedic… it captured the attention of the students and kept them engaged". (Merchant) - Dublin Teacher

"Excellent, insightful, interesting.  Wonderful audience participation". (Hamlet) - Limerick Teacher

"Excellent, great humour, engaging students.  Like the audience participation". (Merchant of Venice) - County Kerry Teacher

"Both performances were brilliant! (Hamlet & Merchant)  You had them all gripped!" - Cork County Teacher

"Excellent performances!/Lively, Insightful & Focused". (Hamlet & Merchant) - County Kerry Teachers (same school)

"Hugely entertaining, really brought the play to life". (Merchant) - County Kerry Teacher

"Excellent Production.  Connected well with the students". (Hamlet) - Tralee Teacher

"Humourous, engaging and extremely well focussed towards exam". (Merchant of Venice) - County Kerry Teacher

"Acting was excellent and the unusual take on the play made it very easy to follow". (Merchant) - Cork City Teacher

"Acting was fantastic!" (Hamlet) - Limerick Teacher