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The Grand Theatre Blackpool

Horrible Histories

HORRIBLE HISTORIES RETURNS TO BLACKPOOL’S GRAND

Show Details

27-03-2008 | Author: Press Office

Don’t miss this horribly good chance to travel back in time with two fabulous family shows at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre this April

Kids come face to face with history at its most hideous with Horrible Histories. Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, historical figures and events from the Tudor and Victorian periods come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips!

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!
Prepare yourselves for the gruesome return of Horrible Histories with The Terrible Tudors & The Vile Victorians live on stage at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool from Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 3rd May.

Kids come face to face with history at its most hideous with Horrible Histories. Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, this thrilling adaptation of Terry Deary’s famous books make historical figures and events from the Tudor and Victorian periods come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips!

See the legends (and the lies!) of the torturing Terrible Tudors. From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, find out the fate of Henry Vlll’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Dodge the Spanish Armada’s cannon balls which seem to shoot straight out over your head! What sort of bed-time stories would YOU have heard if you'd lived in that awful age?

Discover how the Vile Victorians survived the filth of the 19th century factories and the misery of the mines. Take part in the charge of the Light Brigade too! What exactly did a baby farmer do? Ride on the 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?!

These are the bits of history your teacher never tells you…

Tickets for Horrible Histories – The Terrible Tudors & The Vile Victorians at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool from Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 3rd May are priced at only £9 children and £11 adults, Family of 3 £24, Family of 4 £32. Special prices for linked tickets for both performances. Hurry! They’re selling fast!

Schools just £6.50 per show or £10 for both shows!


Call the Grand Theatre Box Office now on 01253 290190 or click on www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk

for bookings and further information.


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Don’t forget - Parking is available at a discounted rate at the secure West Street Car Park, directly opposite the theatre’s entrance. Book your parking ticket when you book your show tickets from the Box Office and you can have parking from 5.30pm until 12.30am for only £2.50!

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Notes for Editors:

Performance Times:
Tuesday 29th April: The Terrible Tudors at 7pm
Wednesday 30th April: The Terrible Tudors at 10.30am and The Vile Victorians at 1.30pm
Thursday 1st May: The Vile Victorians at 10.30am and The Terrible Tudors at 1.30pm
Friday 2nd May: The Terrible Tudors at 10.30am and The Vile Victorians at 7pm
Saturday 3rd May: The Vile Victorians at 2.30pm and The Terrible Tudors at 7pm

Please note: There will be a BSL Sign Interpreted Performance on Friday 2nd May by Emma Lynch. Time to be confirmed. Contact the box office for further details.

See the exciting trailer for Horrible Histories at www.birminghamstage.net


Schools - Key Stage 2
A visit to Horrible Histories at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre is bound to excite and inspire Key Stage 2 pupils to want to know more about the Tudor or Victorian periods – the show will really bring historical characters and period detail to life. It is a completely unique and hugely stimulating resource to enrich the delivery of the National Curriculum.

There is a free Horrible Histories education pack available, just ask the box office when booking tickets for your school party. It gives lots of background historical notes tied into the show's content and describes both preparation work to do with your class before their theatre visit and also has some great follow-up ideas.

Horrible Histories workshops are also available. Call Birmingham Stage Company direct on 0207 437 3391

For further details on Horrible Histories please visit www.birminghamstage.net

For further Grand Theatre press information, images or review tickets please call:
Sarah Jane Wright
Press Officer
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
01253 743252
Email: sarahjane@blackpoolgrand.co.uk