We were shown the Zeffirelli film of Romeo & Juliet when I was at school – including the scene we all remember with Juliet’s breasts.

See the wiki for details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.....1968_film)

But this is the relevant section: “The film was once rated G in the United States, but was later re-rated PG (which, during 1968, was the only rating below R) primarily because of a nude scene featuring Hussey. Zeffirelli had to get permission for Hussey to appear nude in the film as she was only 15 years old at the time. Hussey later recalled that she was initially not permitted to view the film because it displayed her own breasts”

Now granted, this was back in 85.

But the non-nudity in the book above is surely alright. I’m assuming you’d be doing this with KS4? 14-16 year olds?

There’s no more nudity here than in your average Timotei advert or in the pages of Loaded, Heat and certainly less than in The Sun.

And if you’re not allowed to show the Manga Twelth Night because of the non-nudity then I imagine you have a difficult time explaining some of the coarser bits of Shakespeare’s language and the wonderful innuendos (Shakespeare was never shy of throwing in the occasional knob gag for the crowds after all).

As a teacher I could…nope, a shame about the beautiful, brief nudity.

Sorry, parents would not approve.

I’ll pick it up though!