A WELL-KNOWN British actor who has appeared in Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and Guardians of the Galaxy, is going back to his roots as a drama teacher to help students from Bournemouth Collegiate School during lockdown.

Actor Ralph Ineson has been working with Bournemouth Collegiate School to encourage students to get excited about Shakespeare by performing monologues on screen to use in virtual lesson plans.

Ralph’s most recent project sees him working with Director Joel Cohen and Actor Denzel Washington filming ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’.

Maria Coulter, Deputy Head of BCS says: “We hope to invite Ralph back to critique some of their monologues, quite a bit of pressure to be placed under but an exciting opportunity for the students.

“We also are looking to combine a professional actor with the work of 14-year olds to produce Macbeth, in the future as we return to some normality.

“We would love to see how we can incorporate this work into the Shakespeare School festival.”

BCS students are currently studying the play, and what motivates Macbeth’s decisions in the first and second act.

The students will then move on to create their own versions of the Macbeth ‘If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly’ monologue at the end of Act 1, submitted in audio or film format taking inspiration from Ralph’s monologue.