Horrible Histories

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it's time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage!

So it's time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows The Awful Egyptians and The Ruthless Romans are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips!

The Awful Egyptians: From the fascinating pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Dare you enter through the Gates of the Afterlife? Prepare to be ruled by Ramesses the Great!

The Ruthless Romans: From the evil emperors to the gruesome gladiators, find out why there's no place like Rome! Experience the terrible tactics of the Roman army. Hold on tight for a terrifying journey back into Roman Britain!

Horrible Histories - 2011 Tour:

  • York - Grand Opera House - Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 March 2011
  • Oxford - New Theatre - Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 June 2011
  • Birmingham - Alexandra Theatre - Tue 28 June to Sat 2 July 2011
  • Manchester - Opera House - Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 November 2011
  • More dates and venues to be added!

Horrible Histories 2009

From the brutal Blitz to the front line, Terry Deary's Woeful Second World War and Frightful First World War, come to life with 3D special effects at theatres around the UK during 2009.

Woeful Second World War tells the story of two children, Alf and Sally, who get evacuated to darkest Wales, away from the damp shelters and nightly bombings of their home city - only to encounter rotten rations, scary schools and even scarier new parents. In the second half of the show Alf and Sally deal with their new life and the audience wear 3D specs to see the amazing Bogglevision effects, getting ready to duck as the German bombers make their way to Coventry.

Frightful First World War is the story of 13-year-old Angelica Taylor who, while struggling with her history homework, gets sucked into her computer and stuck in the Horrible Histories website until she has travelled through the five years of the First World War. She's helped by Private Paul Turner, a 16 year old solider whom she meets in every year of the war. But if Angelica doesn't complete a task, gets killed or fails to reach 1918 before the battery power runs out, she'll be stuck inside her laptop forever.

Horrible Histories - 2009 Tour:

  • Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall - 4 to 7 February 2009
  • Salford - Lowry Theatre - 10 to 14 February 2009
  • Coventry - Belgrade Theatre - 17 to 21 February 2009
  • Swindon - Wyvern Theatre - 24 to 27 February 2009
  • Blackpool - Grand Theatre - 3 to 7 March 2009
  • Norwich - Theatre Royal - 10 to 13 March 2009
  • London - New Wimbledon Theatre - 17 to 21 March 2009
  • Southsea - King's Theatre - 23 to 25 March 2009
  • Billingham - Forum Theatre - 31 March to 4 April 2009
  • High Wycombe - The Swan Theatre - 14 to 18 April 2009
  • Glasgow - Kings Theatre - 21 to 25 April 2009
  • Bradford - The Alhambra Theatre - 27 April to 2 May 2009
  • Peterborough - Key Theatre - 11 to 16 May 2009
  • Torquay - Princess Theatre - 18 to 22 May 2009
  • Leicester - Curve Theatre - 25 to 30 May 2009
  • Worthing - Connaught Theatre - 1 to 6 June 2009
  • Birmingham - Alexandra Theatre - 8 to 13 June 2009
  • Hereford - The Courtyard Theatre - 15 to 20 June 2009
  • Richmond - Richmond Theatre - 22 to 27 June 2009
  • Oxford - New Theatre - 29 June to 4 July 2009
  • Sheffield - Lyceum Theatre - 6 to 11 July 2009
  • Woking - New Victoria Theatre - 13 to 18 July 2009
  • New Brighton - Floral Pavilion Theatre - 15 to 19 September 2009
  • Nottingham - Theatre Royal - 21 to 26 September 2009
  • Chelmsford - Civic Theatre - 29 Sept to 3 October 2009
  • London - Bloomsbury Theatre - 5 to 17 October 2009
  • Crawley - Hawth Theatre - 19 to 24 October 2009
  • Cambridge - Cambridge Arts Theatre - 27 to 31 October 2009
  • Manchester - Opera House - 2 to 7 November 2009
  • York - Grand Opera House - 9 to 11 November 2009
  • Sunderland - Empire Theatre - 12 to 14 November 2009
  • Cardiff - New Theatre - 17 to 21 November 2009
  • Poole - Lighthouse Theatre - 24 to 28 November 2009
  • Newtown - Theatr Hafren - 1 to 5 December 2009

Horrible Histories 2008

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it's time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage!

Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors

From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legend (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. What sort of bed-time stories would YOU have heard if you'd lived in that awful age?

Horrible Histories: The Vile Victorians

What exactly did a baby farmer do? Would you have survived the misery of the mines or the filth of the factories? Ride on th e rotten railway and watch out for the wicked workhouse. Just what is the story behind the song 'The Hole in the Elephant's Bottom?" And dare you join in?!

Horrible Histories - 2008 Tour Dates:

  • Northampton - Derngate Theatre - 30 January to 2 February 2008
  • Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall Theatre - 5 to 9 February 2008
  • Wimbledon - New Wimbledon Theatre - 12 to 16 February 2008
  • Dunstable - Grove Theatre - 19 to 23 February 2008
  • Stoke-on-Trent - Regent Theatre - 26 Feb to 1 March 2008
  • Darlington - Civic Theatre - 4 to 8 March 2008
  • Lowestoft - Marina Theatre - 13 to 15 March 2008
  • Ipswich - Regent Theatre - 16 to 18 March 2008
  • Bournemouth - Pavilion Theatre - 24 to 27 March 2008
  • Basingstoke - The Anvil Theatre - 1 to 5 April 2008
  • Isle of Man - Douglas Gaiety Theatre- 8 to 12 April 2008
  • Wolverhampton - Grand Theatre - 14 to 17 April 2008
  • York - Grand Opera House - 22 to 26 April 2008
  • Blackpool - Grand Theatre - 29 April to 3 May 2008
  • Norwich - Theatre Royal - 6 to 10 May 2008
  • Oxford - New Theatre Oxford - 13 to 17 May 2008
  • High Wycombe - Swan Theatre - 29 May to 1 June 2008
  • Southend-on-Sea - Cliffs Pavilions - 3 to 7 June 2008
  • Halifax - Victoria Theatre - 10 to 14 June 2008
  • Birmingham - Alexandra Theatre - 17 to 21 June 2008
  • Cardiff - New Theatre - 24 to 28 June 2008
  • Salford - The Lowry - 1 to 5 July 2008
  • Sheffield - Lyceum Theatre - 8 to 12 July 2008
  • Sunderland - Empire Theatre - 3 to 6 September 2008
  • Manchester - Palace Theatre - 18 to 22 November 2008

Horrible Histories 2007

Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows - The Awful Egyptians and The Ruthless Romans - are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and evemts will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

Horrible Histories: The Awful Egyptians

From the fascinating Pharoahs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Dare you enter through the gates of the Afterlife? Prepare to be ruled by Ramasses the Great!

Horrible Histories: The Ruthless Romans

Fom the evil Emperors to the gruesome gladiators, find out why there's no place like Rome! Experience the terrible tactics of the Roman army. Hold tight for a terrifying journey back into Roman Britain!

Don't miss this horribly good chance to travel back in time!

Horrible Histories - 2007 Tour Dates:

  • Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall Theatre - 30 January to 3 Feb 2007
  • Darlington - Civic Theatre - 6 to 10 February 2007
  • High Wycombe - Wycombe Swan - 13 to 17 February 2007
  • Leicester - De Montfort Hall - 19 to 22 February 2007
  • Wimbledon - New Wimbledon Theatre - 27 February to 3 March 2007
  • Chelmsford - Civic Theatre - 6 to 10 March 2007
  • Llandudno - North Wales Theatre / Venue Cymru - 13 to 17 March 2007
  • Dartford - The Orchard - 20 to 24 March 2007
  • Nottingham - Theatre Royal - 27 to 31 March 2007
  • Cambridge - Cambridge Arts Theatre - 3 to 7 April 2007
  • Whitley Bay - Playhouse Theatre - 17 to 21 April 2007
  • Bournemouth - Pavilion Theatre - 24 to 28 April 2007
  • Birmingham - Alexandra Theatre - 1 to 5 May 2007
  • Cardiff - New Theatre - 8 to 12 May 2007
  • Blackpool - Grand Theatre - 15 to 19 May 2007
  • Yeovil - Octagon Theatre - 21 to 25 May 2007
  • Southend - Cliffs Pavilions - 28 to 31 May 2007
  • Reading - The Hexagon - 1 to 3 June 2007
  • Bradford - Alhambra Theatre - 5 to 9 June 2007
  • Bromley - Churchill Theatre - 12 to 16 June 2007
  • Canterbury - Marlowe Theatre - 19 to 23 June 2007
  • Salford - The Lowry - 26 to 30 June 2007
  • Hull - New Theatre - 3 to 7 July 2007
  • Sheffield - Lyceum Theatre - 10 to 14 July 2007
  • York - Grand Opera House - 16 to 21 July 2007
  • Edinburgh - Playhouse Theatre - 25 to 29 September 2007
  • London - Bloomsbury Theatre - 1 to 13 October 2007
  • Crawley - The Hawth Theatre - 16 - 20 October 2007
  • Cheltenham - Everyman Theatre - 23 - 27 October 2007
  • Derby - Assembly Rooms - 30 October to 3 November 2007
  • Sunderland - Empire Theatre - 13 to 17 November 2007
  • Manchester - Palace Theatre - 20 to 24 November 2007
  • Oxford - New Theatre - 27 November to 1 December 2007

Horrible Histories are based on the bestselling books by Terry Deary and presented by Touring Tales and produced by Birmingham Stage Company. Horrible Histories are directed by John Paul Cherrington with designs by Jackie Trousdale, lighting by Jason Taylor, music by Matthew Scott, sound by Tom Lishman, choreography by Ken Oldfield and 3D Special Effects by Amazing Interactives.


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