In just 70 minutes we go from Stone Age, Viking, Medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian periods to World Wars One and Two! Our main problem at this stage is to stop laughing.
For the first time in my life I’m acting and directing at the same time, which is very tricky. It’s amazing how difficult it is to judge how the scenes are working when you’re also performing in them. So I’ve enlisted the help of Alison Fitzjohn to watch rehearsals, as she’s been in all the Horrible Histories shows since they started in 2005. In fact this year is the 10th anniversary of Horrible Histories live on stage and during the run of Barmy Britain – Part Three! we’re celebrating with a special Gala Performance on 27th July at the Garrick Theatre featuring HH writer Terry Deary and illustrator Martin Brown. It should be ninety minutes of mayhem, with Terry and Martin making their West End debuts.
