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Horrible Christmas (Horrible Histories)

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Author Terry Deary has written over 100 Horrible History titles, now recognised as one of the world’s bestselling non-fiction books for children. Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls.

Horrible Histories - Merry Victorian Christmas! - BBC Horrible Histories - Merry Victorian Christmas! - BBC

There was even an old English custom of beating children on that day to remind them of Herod’s cruelty in massacring all the babies in Bethlehem. When Christmas comes under threat from a jolly man dressed in red, it’s up to one young boy to save the day – but can he save Christmas? Inspired by Tommy Cooper, when he used hats and props to create multiple characters, Terry Deary and I wrote four new scenes and Barmy Britain was born! The priests claimed they were doing the work of the devil so threw the carollers out and ever since they have gone round singing outside houses instead.The episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song. If not, we also recommend the ongoing ‘wicked river tour’ from Horrible Histories – Terrible Thames.

Horrible Christmas – Horrible Histories – Barbican Centre Horrible Christmas – Horrible Histories – Barbican Centre

The show is also one of many family productions taking part in this year’s Get Into London Theatre promotion. These classic historical tales have also been turned into a CBBC television series, and a movie and the Birmingham Stage Company, who are one of the leading theatre companies specialising in family theatre, have collaborated with Deary to bring an exciting slice of history to the stage. Booking British Sign Language or Captioned Seats: Select seats in the area appropriate to your needs.

Birmingham Stage Company has been producing Horrible Histories live on stage for nine years, but one of our most successful shows Barmy Britain started out as a show for Lollibop [the UK’s largest children’s festival] in Regent’s Park, for which we put together some of our favourite scenes for a 40 minute performance. However, the book opens a whole new chapter, one in which Christmas comes under threat from a not-so-jolly man dressed in red – Sydney Claus (Benedict Martin) and Buster (Jake Lomas) his reindeer henchman, who are determined to get the festive holiday cancelled forever. Please select the relevant preferences on the access registration page during your booking so we can provide you with the correct information and discounts.

Horrible Histories - CBBC - BBC Horrible Histories - CBBC - BBC

The story begins on Christmas eve when Wendy (Lydia-May Ashton) takes a sneaky peak at her presents from the under the tree, where she discovers a “boring” book and a much-desired meerkat toy. Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats.The secret of the show is that we aim to entertain first and to teach the history under the radar, so the audience doesn’t realise how much they’ve learnt until the end.

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From Victorian villains to Medieval monks, Puritan parties to Tudor treats, join us on a hair-raising journey through the history of Christmas in the company of Charles Dickens, Oliver Cromwell, King Henry VIII and St Nicholas, as they come together to save the festive season. Captain Christmas, John Canoe, Belznickel, Tante Arie, Krampus and the most festive of all, Joulupukki - he's all goat! Do you know the unluckiest day of the festive period or who sent the most Christmas cards in British history?The show is directed by Birmingham Stage Company’s founder Neal Foster who also plays the role of Dad in the show. Sydney Opera House came to see it and a few months later we found ourselves performing the show in their Concert Hall to a sold out house; now the production is touring to Dubai, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Singapore and back to Australia for a tour of the country. This year however we ventured out to see something a little different – Horrible Christmas – Horrible Histories. On to King Henry VIII with his wife Katherine Howard some serious feasting and finally to a monk named St Nicholas in 300AD, where it all began in a place named Patara which is now known as Turkey.

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