Current History Curriculum based shows
Invaders and Settlers of Britain
(Ceasar, Alfred, Canute and Co!)
Come with us back in time to meet the Romans, Anglo Saxons and the Vikings - we tell the story of how they came to Britain, how they lived and the legacies they leave behind.
This is a fascinating look at the life and times of the great settlers between 55BC and 1066AD. We pack in lots of information, comparing and contrasting the lifestyles of these three very different ages.
Our two Roman slaves Sillius and Verisillius introduce us to a wealth of characters from the great Julius Ceasar who came, saw and conquered, to the Celts. From the Picts and Scots for whom Hadrian built his wall to the Druids and the legendary Queen Boudicca or Queen Bodaccia as the Romans called her!
Next we come to the dark ages and we meet the hilarious Anglo Saxon farmers who came over from Denmark and Germany and with Hengist and Horsa who came to help King Vortigen fight the Picts and Scots (yes them again!). We learn how they decided to stay and settle and how we get the name England from Angle land and the Saxon provinces of Essex, Wessex, Sussex and Middlesex.
And finally a very noisy bunch of people ...... the Vikings! (Who did NOT wear horns on their heads!) We meet the Berserks, and look at the story of King Alfred -the one who burnt the cakes! (Well what can you expect if you've spent all morning running away from marauding Vikings?) as well as lots and lots more.
A thousand years of history in an hour!!!!!!
Suitability KS2 (P4 -7 Scotland)
Emma and the Victorians
In her history class, Emma is studying the Victorians under the watchful eye of her teacher, the long-suffering Mr. Jenkins. If only she could be transported back in time and see what life was really like in those days .......
Magically this is exactly what happens! Emma goes to work as a scullery maid in a Victorian household and has many adventures meeting famous people of the time. Characters such as Lord Shaftesbury and his great reforms, the colourful Benjamin Disraeli and his loyalty to the Queen and Florence Nightingale with her lamp. Great achievements and advancements in medicine, industry and science and how these were shown off in the Great Exhibition of 1841. Not forgetting the great engineers George Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunnel. We are even honoured by the presence of her majesty Queen Victoria herself!
Eventually, Emma returns to the twentieth Century (and Mr Jenkins) having seen and learnt much more than she ever could just by pouring over a textbook. A feast of fun, songs and sketches - this is a fascinating look at the life and times of Queen Victoria’s people. Suitability KS2
Persephone and the Greeks
From Summer 2009
Plenty of fun is guaranteed as our two classical Greek actors (of dubious talent!) Ridiculous and Preposterous take us back to 500BC to the world of Ancient Greece and attempt to tell us the story of Persephone and her adventures in the Underworld. Pesephone, abducted by Hades is carried off to the Underworld. Her heart broken mother Demeter sets off to search for her.
Will Demeter ever find Persephone and rescue her from the underworld?
Can your children help her in her quest?
A combination of literature and history, This show, in the unique Jack in a Box style, with lots of laughs, excitement, music and down right silliness (!?!) will not only introduce your children to this wonderful tale from the Greek myths and Legends but also give them a fascinating insight into everyday life in ancient Greece
Suitability KS2
