{"id":288023,"date":"2011-03-03T14:36:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T14:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/03\/helen-mirren-says-reading-shakespeare-in-schools-is-a-waste-of-time\/"},"modified":"2011-03-03T14:36:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T14:36:39","slug":"helen-mirren-says-reading-shakespeare-in-schools-is-a-waste-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/03\/helen-mirren-says-reading-shakespeare-in-schools-is-a-waste-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Mirren says reading Shakespeare in schools is a waste of time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"111.649392952\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 2:36 PM on 3rd March 2011<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/db2f2144897_233x4731.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"473\" alt=\"Admission: Helen Mirren doesn't think children should be made to read Shakespeare at school\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Admission: Helen Mirren doesn&#8217;t think children should be made to read Shakespeare at school<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Helen Mirren stunned TV viewers this morning when she insisted that reading Shakespeare in schools is a waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, who stars as Prospera in the upcoming reworked version of The Tempest, said it is much more effective for young people to see the Bard&#8217;s work on the stage rather than reading it in books.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Daybreak today, Mirren said: &#8216;Honestly, I don\u2019t think kids should be made to read Shakespeare at all. I think children\u2019s very first experience of Shakespeare should always be in performance, in the theatre, or on film. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mostly in theatre, but it should be a performance because that makes it alive and real.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mirren,<br \/>\nwho has starred in various Shakespeare plays including Measure for<br \/>\nMeasure during her career, also said the popularity of Shakespeare means<br \/>\nfilm adaptations will outlive blockbuster movies such as Avatar.<\/p>\n<p>She<br \/>\nsaid: &#8216;The great thing about doing Shakespeare is that on film, you<br \/>\nknow that in 20 years time when Avatar \u2013 which incidentally, don\u2019t get<br \/>\nme wrong, I think was\u00a0 a groundbreaking brilliant film \u2013 but it will be<br \/>\nkind of old hat. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Tempest will be watched as fresh in 20 years time as it is for anyone watching it today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Tempest, which is due for release in the UK on Friday, is the second film in which Mirren has starred alongside comedian Russell Brand.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9.5\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e8557c2e357_468x286.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Honest: Mirren made the admission during an interview on Daybreak today to promote the release of her new movie The Tempest\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Honest: Mirren made the admission during an interview on Daybreak today to promote the release of her new movie The Tempest<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/a52736b5273_468x3611.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"361\" alt=\"Shakespeare star: Mirren stars as Prospera in the The Tempest, released on Friday\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shakespeare star: Mirren stars as Prospera in the The Tempest, released on Friday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And despite being originally dubious about working with the British<br \/>\nstar, Mirren said the pair have forged a strong friendship after also<br \/>\ncollaborating on upcoming comedy Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;I\u2019m a bit<br \/>\ninfatuated with him now. I was terrified because, you know, Russell<br \/>\nBrand! Like the bad boy of bad boys. And I\u2019m not a bad girl, I\u2019m a good<br \/>\ngirl. And when good girls meet bad boys, terrible things can happen &#8211;<br \/>\nmostly to the good girls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We did Arthur together which was really wonderful and it kind of sealed<br \/>\nour relationship. And there I got to see what an amazing guy he is &#8211; an<br \/>\nincredible hard worker, kindest heart in the world, funny of course,<br \/>\nhe\u2019s a great guy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>All white: Mirren looked stunning in a long white coat as she left the ITV studios after her interview this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/db2f2144897_233x4731-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read the rest here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1362576\/Helen-Mirren-says-reading-Shakespeare-schools-waste-time.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Helen Mirren says reading Shakespeare in schools is a waste of time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Helen Mirren says reading Shakespeare in schools is a waste of time<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:36 PM on 3rd March 2011 Admission: Helen Mirren doesn&#8217;t think children should be made to read Shakespeare at school Helen Mirren stunned TV viewers this morning when she insisted that reading Shakespeare in schools is a waste of time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-288023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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