dehradun for lovers of shakespeares works and theatre aficionados some good news the times of india is organising shakespeare slam an interschool theatre competition in the city on friday around 100 students from four of the citys prominent schools will present an abridged rendition of william shakespeares most famous playsthe aim of the competition is to make the works of the bard as shakespeare was popularly known accessible to everyone the schools participating are olympus high ecole globale international girls school social baluni public school and pestleweed school performances will be held from 330 pm onwards at uttarakhand skill development missions auditorium near survey chowkeach school will perform a 3540 minute long version of plays like a midsummer nights dream the merchant of venice and macbeth the teachers of the participating schools say that competitions like these raise interest in students about one of the greatest playwrights in english literature and help them learn more about the writing techniques developed by the master writer shakespeares work not only entertains but also teaches important lessons in polity his plays continue to be pertinent in current times as well while works like othello talk about the insecurities plaguing the greatest general of the time macbeth is about power struggle and political ambitions said nikhil rawat english language teacher at olympus high