Emilia (Modern Plays)

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Transferring from the Globe, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play about the seventeenth-century poet Emilia Bassano Lanier has already been widely heralded as ‘rousing’– and it certainly is that. It rouses the audience right to their feet. They whoop and cheer the barnstorming feminist speeches, and literally boo the bad oppressive men.

When was the last time you saw a show where you felt entirely compelled to stand up at the end and cheer? For me, I don’t stand up very often. For me to give a show a standing ovation, it needs to be incredible. Emilia is silly, it’s fun, and it’s completely unsubtle, but the most important word I can think of to describe this show is powerful . It’s about the importance of friendship, strength in numbers, and the power of female ingenuity.An archive recording of the West End play Emilia will be made available to watch next month. After last year's performances at the Vaudeville Theatre, audiences can relive the play with the cast and crew via an online livestream on 10 November, with the play then staying online for a further fortnight. It shows the power that women have when they work together to bring down the patriarchy. It encourages the women in the audience to see the power within themselves, and it tells them to be unafraid to explore their passions and carve a path for themselves in a world that’s still overshadowed by masculinity. The approach centres on learners and the construction of knowledge through active experiences. Reggio Emilia activities are self-guided and aim to allow children to have rich educational experiences through hands-on learning and relationship building. Its fundamental principles are respect, responsibility and community, which are to be achieved through exploration, discovery and play.

Emilia is a play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm inspired by the life of the 17th century poet and feminist Emilia Bassano, as well as her speculated role as William Shakespeare's " Dark Lady." Another key concept in the Reggio Emilia Approach is the importance of the learning environment, known as the “Environment as the Third Teacher”. In this approach, activities must take place in an environment that suits learners’ interests and stages of development. Make sure that your environment is filled with materials that will promote creativity, thinking, problem-solving, questions, exploration and experimentation, and open-ended play. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning A lot of the Reggio Emilia Approach is focused on the importance of environment as the third teacher. By giving children access to role-playing materials, they will be able to engage in self-directed dramatic play using thoughtfully placed resources around the classroom or learning environment.

The Reggio Emilia Approach is a philosophy and pedagogy of education which focuses on early years children. Developed by Loris Malaguzzi alongside parents in the villages surrounding Reggio Emilia in Italy, this pedagogy was developed during the post-World War II era, when Italy saw significant economic and social development, and alongside it a widespread desire for change, in education and beyond. The story explores feminism, the power than men have over women, especially in this time period, and how men’s talents often massively overshadow those of women who were only there to marry men and not to explore their passions.