It's inevitable that the latest all - singing - sorta - all - dancing extravaganza from Adam Shankman (Hairspray), Rock of Ages, based upon the 2006 Broadway musical of the same name, will get
compared to Glee — what with them
sharing an affinity for bright - eyed moppets singing songs in squeaky, polished voices — but this being a big screen event
audiences should be hoping for something more.
Resources provide opportunities to: - explore Elizabethan England -
Share Shakespearean facts - explore gender - explore crime and punishment - explore Shakespeare's theatre -
compare traditional and modern
audience reactions to plays - explore Elizabethan entertainment - explore rich and poor