Last night I babysat Aum, and after seeing it advertised online a few weeks ago, suggested we went to see Horrible Histories, the theatre production based on the best selling Terry Deary books. It was on at The Lowry, and after a frantic journey there due to a late departure, we found our seats and settled down for act one.
The cast was made up of four actors (two men, two women) and the story began with the two male characters pulling an old fashioned cart in a bid to tell the audience about 'Balmy Britain'. They were stopped by two 'parking ticket officers' who claimed that they couldn't park it where they had, and then made a wager that if the lads could convince them how crazy British history was, then their parking ticket would be pardoned.
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The group then continued to see us from Medieval times, through several Kings and Queens, marriages, births, wars and deaths, up until (near enough) the present day. Along the way we heard Queen Victoria rap, heard about the fearsome body snatchers Burke and Hare, were entertained by a very short puppet of King Henry VIII, watched 3D footage of Queen Elizabeth's funeral, travelled the globe with Richard III, and watched as Boudicca reigned the Romans. It was really interactive, and great for kids of all ages - we had a great time joining in with all the songs, and I genuinely learnt quite a lot from it. The actors seemed to enjoy themselves performing, which I find always makes for a better production. They all had decent voices for singing, and the humour was aimed at an adult audience too, as there were influences from modern entertainment; I even heard a child ask their dad to explain one of the jokes at one point! We paid £34 for the two of us to attend, and had some of the best seats. It was a good two hours long (with an interval halfway) and was definitely worth it. I've already recommended it to all my family with children for next time it's in town!
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