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! 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.