Horrible Histories - The Terrible Tudors

Synopsis

The audience will see the legends (and the lies!) of the torturing Tudors, find out the fate of Henry VIII's headless wives, see his punch up with the pope and find out why Sir Thomas More was no more!

Our Review:

Paul Lucas-Scott - 31 January 2012

We never really liked doing history at my school, but had the lessons been like this show I am sure that I, and all my classmates, would have absolutely loved it. Never before have I seen so many children sit in silence while listening to tales of the monarchs and important dates of Tudor times. It certainly helped that they were dispensed with songs, comedy, dancing and more than a little gore.

[Terry Deary’s] books cover just about every named race and age in time, from the Stone Age through the Greeks, Romans, Aztecs and Incas all the way up to the Second World War. The series has totally transformed children’s perception of history and they go a long way towards making the subject – dare I say it? – fun.

The stage show brings all that the books have to offer, and lots more besides, and – in a really bizarre combination which appears to be half documentary and half pantomime – succeeds in keeping the entire audience mesmerised. All...

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JohnDad1 - 3 November 2012:

Really good, kids had a great time. Learnt something too!...

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